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The cardinal virtue of Temperance represented by a seated woman pouring wine(?) from one jug into another (possibly a modern impression)

ca. 1480–1520
Engraving, printed from a plate engraved in the niello manner
31 × 21 cm (12.2 × 8.3 in)

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