”Timiditas”, Fear

“Timiditas” (Fear)

“Timiditas” (Fear) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

We could conclude the following about the two couples mentioned above: terror makes us flee, but modesty contains that impetus of fear, indolence limits action, but it has to stop when poverty, which is a consequence of indolence itself, forces us to act.

Tristitia, ‘sadness’, Negative human traits

“Tristitia” (Sadness)

“Tristitia” (Sadness) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This engraving belongs to a four-part series on negative human traits. The series was engraved and published in 1592 in Cologne ─Germany.