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Print, Justice (Iustitia), plate 5 from the "Virtutum theologicarum et cardinalium"
This is a Print. It was designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and published by Philips Galle and engraved by Hieronymus Wierix. It is dated ca. 1575. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
bequest of
George Campbell Cooper.
It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.
Its dimensions are
18.4 × 13.2 cm (7 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: [Backwards B]B under a crown
It is inscribed
At center top: "Iustitia" Beneath bust, in cartouche: "Ioan. Strad. inven. / Hiero. Wirix Sculp. / Phls. Galle exud." In margin below: Initium vice bonae facere iustitiam: accepta est autem apud Deum magis quam immolare hostias. Provs. 16"
Cite this object as
Print, Justice (Iustitia), plate 5 from the "Virtutum theologicarum et cardinalium"; Designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Hieronymus Wierix; Published by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); Netherlands; engraving on laid paper; 18.4 × 13.2 cm (7 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-99
