Triumph of Chastity: unicorns draw a carriage bearing a female figure seated next to a sphinx and holding a standard, Vestal virgins walk behind the carriage, round temple of Vesta at right, from the series 'The Triumphs of Petrarch'
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Triumphs of Petrarch
Artist: Georg Pencz
Artist bio: German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1539
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 11/16 in. (16.9 x 24.6 cm)
image: 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (14 x 20.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Temples|Women|Unicorns|Flags|Chariots