Temperance (Temperantia)
Object type | |
Genre | Allegory |
Dimensions | 22.5 x 29.4 cm |
Signature | BRVEGEL (VE interlaced) |
Signature location | Lower right |
Further inscription | Title on the hem of the dress of the central figure: TEMPERANTIA. Two lines of Latin in lower margin: VIDENDVM, VT NEC VOLVPTATI DEDITI PRODIGI ET LVXVRIOSI APPAREAMVS, NEC AVARA TENACITATI SORDIDI AVT OBSCVRI EXISTAVMS. |
Print type | Engraving |
Printmaker | Philips Galle |
Publisher | Hieronymus Cock |
States | 2 |
Series | The Seven Virtues |
Tags | Singing, Theatrical Performance, Religious, Crowd, Performers, New Testament, Books, Clock, Coins, Musical instruments |
External resources | British Museum |