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Engraving of a seated woman holding a sword and balance scales, with a temple and arched bridge in the distance and Latin text below.

Justice, from The Seven Virtues

An engraving shows a seated woman in classical drapery holding a sword upright in one hand and a pair of balance scales raised in the other. Behind her, a small temple and an arched bridge recede across a distant landscape, and a Latin inscription runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
Jacob Matham
Date
1597
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2428 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1597).
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

Español: La Justicia, de Las Siete Virtudes

Un grabado muestra a una mujer sentada con ropajes clásicos, que sostiene una espada erguida en una mano y una balanza en alto con la otra. Al fondo, un pequeño templo y un puente de arcos se difuminan en un paisaje lejano, y una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: A Justiça, de As Sete Virtudes

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher sentada, com vestes clássicas, segurando uma espada erguida em uma mão e uma balança elevada com a outra. Ao fundo, um pequeno templo e uma ponte de arcos se perdem em uma paisagem distante, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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