Caption
Temperance Temperantia, Galle, Philips 1537-1612 graphic artist/author, Cock, Hieronymus ca. 1510-1570 publisher, Bruegel, Pieter I ca. 1525-1569 graphic artist/co-author after; allegories; genre scenes; Virtues personifications; ca. 1559–1560, Antwerp; graphic art, The image shows a detailed monochrome engraving with a central robed figure standing with arms outstretched before a large celestial sphere and a draped canopy; surrounding this figure are a group of robed people clustered around books and musical pipes to the left, and groups of figures engaged in conversation, handling objects, and working with tools to the right; foreground scenes include seated and reclining people writing, counting, or examining objects at tables and ladders, and a small group of children or smaller figures clustered together near the bottom right; architectural elements such as columns, towers, and stair-like platforms appear in the mid and background, along with a tented canopy, a stage with costumed figures, and a dark star-speckled sky with a moonlike orb and a sunlike disc; visible tones are shades of gray, black, and off-white across the engraved composition.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A33_200
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75.1Mb (5.3Mb) / 20.0in x 14.6in / 6000 x 4372 (300dpi)