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From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The personification of Temperance sits before a wall, her legs resting on a fish. In her hair she wears a diadem, in her hand she holds a large key. The key symbolizes good housekeeping. In the background, doves flying towards a dovecote. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoberheid. 1560. Cornelis Cort. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
