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Gilded bronze ewer and basin known as the “Cup of Temperance.” Temperantia (Louvre Museum, designed by François Briot, 1550–1615).
Entirely covered with figures and ornamentation;
In the center of the basin is a medallion depicting one of the Platonic virtues: temperance or moderation, framed by the four elements: water, fire, air, and earth.
Depicted along the edges are Minerva, goddess of craftsmanship, the fine arts, and wisdom, as well as the seven liberal arts: the seven virtues—music, arithmetic, geometry, astrology, grammar and logic, rhetoric, and knowledge
Dimensions: Basin diameter: 45 cm; Height: 6.5 cm
Water jug: Height: 30 cm
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