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Justice
Artus Quellinus the Elderbefore 1666
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Justice holds a set of scales and a staff with an all-seeing eye.
Additional information:
Justice is one of the four cardinal virtues. The staff with the all-seeing eye is a symbol of the truth that always comes to light in the end. The scales weigh up good and evil and symbolise the impartiality of the courts.
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- Title: Justice
- Creator Lifespan: 1609 - 1668
- Creator Nationality: Flemish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Antwerp
- Creator Birth Place: Antwerp
- Date Created: before 1666
- Sculptor: Artus Quellinus
- Place Part Of: Netherlands
- Display: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Description: Plaster and guilded
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: © Stichting Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam. Photo: Wim Ruigrok., ©Stichting Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam
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