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The Knowledge of God and the Seven Cardinal Virtues: Temperance - Temperancia

Hans Sebald Beham

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman with a laurel wreath on her head wearing a dress standing on a block. She holds an hourglass in her right hand pouring sand into the top. A winged figure appears behind her on the right. The word 'TEMPERANCIA' runs vertically on the left side. A sphere rests on the ground on the bottom left. A box with a lid is on the right. The numbers '8' and '1539' appear on the top right. The letters 'HSB' are on the bottom right.

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570 × 893 px
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