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Black and white engraving of a crowded square with executions at left, a robed central figure, and a building interior at right.

Justice, from The Seven Virtues

A densely crowded engraving shows a robed central figure amid onlookers in a public square, with hangings and executions at left and bodies lying in the foreground. At right, figures gather in a building interior, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Philips Galle
Date
1559
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1321 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1559).
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, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

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