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Chastity Overcomes Love
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Chastity Overcomes Love

1550 - 1625 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The personification of Chastity (Castitas) sits under a tree and tramples Amor, the god of love. She breaks the bow of Amor in two. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a series about virtues and vices.

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Credit lineKuisheid overwint Liefde. 1550 - 1625. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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