Lot Essay
The inscription here refers to Matthew 10.16: 'I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.'
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An Allegory of Human Virtue
Details
Circle of Jan Massys (Antwerp c. 1509-before 1575)
An Allegory of Human Virtue
inscribed 'EVANGELIVM / MATH . CAP . X .' (centre right)
oil on panel
50½ x 37 in. (128.2 x 94 cm.)
An Allegory of Human Virtue
inscribed 'EVANGELIVM / MATH . CAP . X .' (centre right)
oil on panel
50½ x 37 in. (128.2 x 94 cm.)
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