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Sextus Tarquinius and Prudence
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Allegory of prudence and recklessness. In the background to the left, Lucretia's husband incites the Roman people to resist the Tarquin dynasty. The print has a Latin, French, and Dutch inscription and is part of a series on the seven virtues.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSextus Tarquinius en de Voorzichtigheid (Prudentia). 1576. Hans Collaert (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.