BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Allegorie der Klugheit
um 1550–1565
London, National Gallery, Saal 9 (Inventar-Nr. NG6376)
An Allegory of Prudence
The three faces represent the past, present and future. A triple-headed wolf, lion and dog sometimes stood for Prudence in late 16th-century imagery and literature. The Latin inscription, '[Learning] from yesterday, today acts prudently, lest by his action he spoil tomorrow' explains the meaning of this visual riddle.
