Virtues
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30 works
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The 'Calumny' of Apelles. Colour etching by C.N. Cochin and woodcut by N. Le Sueur after Raphael.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Date: [1729]Reference: 3010893i
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A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 45101i
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A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Date: [between 1560 and 1569?]Reference: 26754i- Pictures
A man caught between the female personifications of vice and virtue. Etching by Louis Desplaces after Paolo Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Date: [between 1729 and 1742]Reference: 27737i
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A man harrassed by personifications of greed, guilt, credulity, jealousy, sadness and pride. Engraving by P. Galle, ca 1563.
Date: [1563?]Reference: 26276i