De Vrome Vederheer Oranje compared to Joshua, 1569, 1569 Prince William I standing in the foreground in armor and with staff in his hand, behind him his army pulls over the Maas, October 1568. In addition to him, a helmet referred to as prudentia (caution). In the background the meeting with the Spanish army. In the sky on the left Joshua on horseback, in the middle the gathered virtues in the clouds and superbia (pride) falls from heaven. Above the plate the title and below the plate the caption in 5 numbered verses of 6 lines each in German. Germany paper etching Joshua (one of the nine wor
De Vrome Vederheer Oranje compared to Joshua, 1569, 1569 Prince William I standing in the foreground in armor and with staff in his hand, behind him his army pulls over the Maas, October 1568. In addition to him, a helmet referred to as prudentia (caution). In the background the meeting with the Spanish army. In the sky on the left Joshua on horseback, in the middle the gathered virtues in the clouds and superbia (pride) falls from heaven. Above the plate the title and below the plate the caption in 5 numbered verses of 6 lines each in German. Germany paper etching Joshua (one of the nine worthies). Joshua (one of the nine worthies). the Three Theological Virtues. Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa)
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