Temperance (Temperantia) from The Virtues
Medium
Engraving; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 5/16 in. (24.4 x 31.2 cm) Plate: 8 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (22.3 x 29.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.72.43
Tags
About the Artist
Philips Galle|Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Hieronymus Cock · 1537–1612
Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...