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Frame with Poverty, Chastity, Obedience and Abstinence
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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An ornamental frame with four cartouches containing the personifications Poverty (Paupertas), Chastity (Castitas), Obedience (Obedientia) and Abstinence (Abstinentia). At the bottom, a cartouche with six kneeling men around a man with a book and a halo. At the top, a cartouche with the title Charity (Caritas) and a scroll with a motto.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOmlijsting met Armoede, Kuisheid, Gehoorzaamheid en Onthouding. 1550 - 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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