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Cornelis Massys
Allegory of the Choice Between Diligence, and Indolencecirca 1550

Not on view
Engraving with five figures in a landscape: a standing nude woman at center extends a cup and wand toward semi-reclining and seated figures at either side; Latin inscription along the bottom edge

Cornelis Massys, Allegory of the Choice Between Diligence, and Indolence, circa 1550, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Cornelis Massys
Title
Allegory of the Choice Between Diligence, and Indolence
Place Made
Flanders
Date Made
circa 1550
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
14 1/2 x 19 in. (36.83 x 48.26 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.113
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. Mannerist Prints: International Style in the Sixteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.