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Chastity Overcomes Amor
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Chastity Overcomes Amor

Pieter Jalhea Furnius · 1550 - 1625 · engraving; paper

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

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The personification of Chastity (Castitas) sits under a tree and pushes Amor, the god of love, to the ground with her feet. She breaks Amor's bow in two. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on virtues and vices.

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Credit lineKuisheid overwint Amor. 1550 - 1625. Pieter Jalhea Furnius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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