Melancholic temperament Melancholic (title on object) The Four Temperaments (series title) -1583 by Maerten de Vos - A naked woman with long hair sits in front of a dead tree, wringing her hands. She personifies people with a melancholic temperament. A dead naked man lies on the ground in front of her. Broken household goods, including pottery, lie around them. Behind some abandoned houses on the right. At the back left a charlatan on a podium in front of an inn. At the top left, middle and right signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, which match the element of earth. Below the sc

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Melancholic temperament Melancholic (title on object) The Four Temperaments (series title) -1583 by Maerten de Vos - A naked woman with long hair sits in front of a dead tree, wringing her hands. She personifies people with a melancholic temperament. A dead naked man lies on the ground in front of her. Broken household goods, including pottery, lie around them. Behind some abandoned houses on the right. At the back left a charlatan on a podium in front of an inn. At the top left, middle and right signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, which match the element of earth. Below the scene is a four-line verse in Latin.

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Keywords: abitazione, charlatan, domestici, dwelling, malinconico, melancholic, neglected, quack, quattro, saltimbanco, strumenti, temperament, temperamenti, temperamento, temperaments, trascurata, utensili