Justice, an allegorical figure holding a balance in her left hand and a sword in her right, from "The Seven Virtues and Knowledge"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Seven Virtues and Knowledge
Artist: Jan (Johannes) Wierix
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549–1615 Brussels
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: 1579
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.8 x 3.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Swords|Women|Weights and Measures