Sculpture group with allegory of Justice on the west side of the Civic Hall in the Stadhuis op de Dam, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1719 - 1783, Sculpture group with allegory of Justice on the west side of the Civic Hall in the Stadhuis op de Dam in Amsterdam, above the entrance to the Aldermen's Hall. On a throne in the center sits Justice, the personification of Justice, holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other. She tramples on King Midas, the personification of Greed, and Invidia, the personification of Envy and Envy: Justice triumphs over Greed and Envy/Favor. To

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