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Politeia (Government), from Virtues Conquering Vices

Date:

1579

Artist:

Jan Sadeler I (Flemish, 1550–1600)
after Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532–1603)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jan Sadeler, I

Title

Politeia (Government), from Virtues Conquering Vices

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

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1579

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed): 13.6 × 9 cm (5 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

Reference Number

2023.1241.6

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