Arithmetic, from The Seven Liberal Arts, plate 4 1544

"Arithmetic" is a 1544 engraving by the Monogrammist B. It is part of a series titled "The Seven Liberal Arts," which depicts the seven subjects of the medieval curriculum. In this print, the personified subject of arithmetic is a nude female holding a sphere, representing the perfect form and geometrical principles of the field. The engraving is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection in New York.