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Wrath

1552
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/1561)
Aldegrever's personification of Wrath shoots sharp and blunted arrows as she sprawls on the back of a scowling bear. With its arcane symbolism and its caption in precise, classical Latin, the image was meant for learned speculation on its meaning.

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