Hieronymus Wierix

Avarice (Avaritia)

Maker

Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619)
After Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537-1612)

Title

Avarice (Avaritia)
from the series "The Seven Vices"

Year

before 1612

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil inscribed, 30cIn Plate--Inscribed, UC:Phls Galle invent. et excud./AVARITIA./Hieron. Wierx sculp. ; inscribed, LC:Conturbat domum suam qui sectatur avaritiam:qui·/autem odit

Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

only state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

47.060.3

Type

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Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619)
After Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537-1612)
Avarice (Avaritia); from the series "The Seven Vices", before 1612
Engraving on light weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 47.060.3

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