Identificationtitle(s): the prudence shows hercules the mirror of virtue and courage. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-00-262(r). Manufacturing. Manufacturer: draftsman: matthew terwesten. Dating: 1680 - 1757. Physical features: pen in brown, brush in red brown, signature in graphite. Material: graphite ink paper technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 281 mm × w 184 mm. Subject: what: strength, power; 'strength', 'strength of soul and body', 'strength of body joined with generosity of soul', 'strength & valor of body joined with prudence & virtue of soul', 'strength' (ripa). Prudence, 'prudentia'; 'prudenza' (ripa) ~ one of the four cardinal virtues. Caution. Roman personifications of abstract concepts(the story of) hercules (heracles), looking in the mirror; contemplation of own beauty. Credit line: donation from a. A. Stratenus. Acquisition: donation 1809. Date: between 1680 and 1757.
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