Voorzichtigheid (Prudentia) 1587 - 1637
anonymous
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aged paper
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pencil sketch
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old engraving style
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personal sketchbook
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sketchwork
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pen-ink sketch
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pen work
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sketchbook drawing
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storyboard and sketchbook work
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sketchbook art
"Voorzichtigheid (Prudentia)" is a 16th century engraving by an anonymous artist now housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The artwork depicts the personified female form of Prudence, a classical virtue, holding a snake, likely representing the serpent of wisdom, and standing in a landscape with a town in the distance. The etching style emphasizes the lines of the female figure, creating a classic representation of the virtue.
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