This print shows five adults and one child depicted in various poses in an outdoor setting. In the center is one standing woman, surrounded on either side by two couples. All the people have pale skin and are nude, although the woman in the center and one woman on the right have thin cloths draped around their hips. The couple on the left is seated on a rock, one person sitting on the other's lap, their legs intertwined. The other couple stands, their arms around each other's waists. The woman in the center appears old, with sharp features and deep wrinkles on her face. She is looking downward towards the ground. In the bottom left corner, a cherubic child sits on the ground, looking up at her. The ground beneath the people is rocky, with small patches of grass. In the background, there are tall trees on the left and a path leading to a town on a hill on the right, under a clear sky. The background of the print is beige paper.
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This print shows five adults and one child depicted in various poses in an outdoor setting. In the center is one standing woman, surrounded on either side by two couples. All the people have pale skin and are nude, although the woman in the center and one woman on the right have thin cloths draped around their hips. The couple on the left is seated on a rock, one person sitting on the other's lap, their legs intertwined. The other couple stands, their arms around each other's waists. The woman in the center appears old, with sharp features and deep wrinkles on her face. She is looking downward towards the ground. In the bottom left corner, a cherubic child sits on the ground, looking up at her. The ground beneath the people is rocky, with small patches of grass. In the background, there are tall trees on the left and a path leading to a town on a hill on the right, under a clear sky. The background of the print is beige paper.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Allegory of Envy

Cristofano Robetta

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 25.7 x 18.3 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1941.2.16
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Paul J. Sachs
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • engraving
  • virtues and vices
  • allegory
  • Envy

NGA object ID 841. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.