Sardanapalus and temperance (Temperantia), The seven chief virtues and their human counterparts (series title), Allegory of temperance and lust. On a platform of a palace sits the personification of Temperance (Temperantia). She pours water from a pitcher into a goblet. Next to her on a stone table are several jugs and her name can be read. On the right, King Sardanapalus with spider skirt. In the background the fire of Sardanapalus' palace. The print has a Latin, French and Dutch caption and is part of a series on the seven virtues., print maker: Hans Collaert (I), (mentioned on object), afte
Sardanapalus and temperance (Temperantia), The seven chief virtues and their human counterparts (series title), Allegory of temperance and lust. On a platform of a palace sits the personification of Temperance (Temperantia). She pours water from a pitcher into a goblet. Next to her on a stone table are several jugs and her name can be read. On the right, King Sardanapalus with spider skirt. In the background the fire of Sardanapalus' palace. The print has a Latin, French and Dutch caption and is part of a series on the seven virtues., print maker: Hans Collaert (I), (mentioned on object), after design by: Crispijn van den Broeck, (attributed to), publisher: Adriaen Huybrechts (I), (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1576, paper, engraving, height 190 mm × width 257 mm
Size: 5330px × 3903px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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