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Portrait of Justus Lipsius

anonymous · 1675 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Portrait in a medallion. On either side of the portrait the personifications Learning (Doctrina) and Virtue (Virtus). Above the portrait the personifications Fame (Fama) and Glory (Gloria). Below the portrait the personification Modesty (Modesta), who tramples Envy (Invidia). With an eight-line verse in Latin below the portrait.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie Justus Lipsius Envy ornament ~ medallion historical persons Virtuousness

Credit linePortret van Justus Lipsius. 1675. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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