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The Virtuous Woman Buys a Field
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The virtuous woman gives a purse to a merchant. She has bought the field in the background. The print is based on Proverbs 31:16: 'If she sets her mind on a field, she buys it'. The image bears a German inscription and is part of a six-part print series praising the activities of the virtuous housewife.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe Deugdzame vrouw koopt een akker. 1555. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
