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Illuminated manuscript page with a crowned seated figure holding scales and sword above a blue shield flanked by two gold lions, in a floral border.

Figure of Justice and Shield with Lions Rampant

A framed scene shows a crowned, seated female figure holding a sword and scales, with a lion at her side, before a seaside background and columns. Below, a blue shield with a gold cross rests between two rampant gold lions, all within a richly painted floral and scroll border on vellum.

Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
Manuscript cutting with gouache and gold paint, gold leaf, and pen and black and brown ink on vellum
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2429 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1599).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of John Mardder

Español: Figura de la Justicia y escudo con leones rampantes

Una escena enmarcada muestra una figura femenina coronada y sentada, que sostiene una espada y una balanza, con un león a su lado, frente a un fondo marino y columnas. Abajo, un escudo azul con una cruz dorada se apoya entre dos leones dorados rampantes, todo dentro de un borde floral y de volutas pintado con riqueza sobre vitela.

Português: Figura da Justiça e escudo com leões rampantes

Uma cena emoldurada mostra uma figura feminina coroada e sentada, segurando uma espada e uma balança, com um leão ao seu lado, diante de um fundo com mar e colunas. Abaixo, um escudo azul com uma cruz dourada repousa entre dois leões dourados rampantes, tudo dentro de uma bordadura floral e de volutas pintada com riqueza sobre velino.

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