Geduld (Patientia) 1591 - 1645

"Geduld (Patientia)" (Patience) is a woodcut by Christoffel van (II) Sichem, created between 1591 and 1645. The print, housed at the Rijksmuseum, depicts the personified virtue of Patience, shown as a winged woman holding a lamb in her arms, enduring a tormentor in the form of a grotesque beast. Above, two cherubs hover, symbolizing the divine reward of patience. The detailed lines of the woodcut and its focus on allegorical themes are characteristic of the Northern Renaissance style.