Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-?)

DILIGENCE FROM THE CYCLE "VIRTUES AND VICES"

1552
Copperplate on paper, 10 x 6,2 cm. With Latin inscription "Gaudia tersancti denitat Acedia flatus Ne cum poenie sit Peritura sua. Marked with initials and date. Excellent print, trimmed to the edge of the printing area, intruding into the text field at the bottom. Dusty, with traces of previous mounting on the verso, minor abrasions.Bartsch 123, Hollstein 123.