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Temperance
Artus Quellinus the Elderbefore 1666
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The bridle in the hands of this figure shows that it represents Temperance.
Additional information:
Temperance uses her bridle to rein in human passions. Temperance is one of the four cardinal virtues, with which the city fathers identified.
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Details
- Title: Temperance
- 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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