Humility Breeds Peace, from the series Circvlvs Vicissitvdinis Rervm Hvmanarvm
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Maerten de Vos (after),
Joannes Galle (publisher)
,
Jan II Collaert (attributed to)
Date
ca. 1610 - 1676Period
17 centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The personification of Humility (Humilis Animus) sits on a chair, a shepherd's staff and a cleft heart in her hands. At her feet lies a sheep and sits Peace (Pax): a girl holding an olive branch. In the background peasant life and shepherds in the field. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on human…
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The personification of Humility (Humilis Animus) sits on a chair, a shepherd's staff and a cleft heart in her hands. At her feet lies a sheep and sits Peace (Pax): a girl holding an olive branch. In the background peasant life and shepherds in the field. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on human action.
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