Peace and Justice, Jacques de Gheyn (I), 1577 print Theater in which the rule of justice (Justitia) has been restored. Justitia is sitting on her throne with faithfulness on either side (fiducia), caution (prudentia), peace (pax), truth (veritas) and love (caritas). On the left, time drives the vices back in the dark cave of the discord. Allegorical imagination of the struggle between good and evil, watched by the population of Antwerp. In the clouds the tetragram. In the show cartouches with inscriptions in Latin. Under the show, three verses of 6 lines each in Dutch, Latin and French. Antwer
Peace and Justice, Jacques de Gheyn (I), 1577 print Theater in which the rule of justice (Justitia) has been restored. Justitia is sitting on her throne with faithfulness on either side (fiducia), caution (prudentia), peace (pax), truth (veritas) and love (caritas). On the left, time drives the vices back in the dark cave of the discord. Allegorical imagination of the struggle between good and evil, watched by the population of Antwerp. In the clouds the tetragram. In the show cartouches with inscriptions in Latin. Under the show, three verses of 6 lines each in Dutch, Latin and French. Antwerp paper etching / letterpress printing the arts of the stage: ballet, theatre, musical drama, motion picture. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Fidelity; 'Fedeltà ' (Ripa). Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa). Truth; 'Verità ' (Ripa). Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carità ' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues Antwerp
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