Caption:
In the foreground a half-naked young woman sits in front of a cave. She is the personification of Sadness and holds up her hands. Surrounding her are four animals: owl, snake, rat and a howling dog. On the left of the center plan a woman with a snake head eating a heart (the personification Anger/Invidia) and a devil holding a snake in both hands (the personification Envy/Zelotypia). On the right of the center plan is a woman with a dagger in her breast (the personification Despair/Desperatio) and a praying woman (Lamentation/Commiseratio). In the background, the siege of a city (left) and a shipwreck (right). With Latin explanation in caption. The third print of a four-part series on negative human traits, Sadness Tristitia Four negative human traits (series title), print maker: Raphaël Sadeler (I), (mentioned on object), Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: Raphaël Sadeler (I), (mentioned on object), Cologne, 1592, paper, engraving, w 180 mm × h 149 mm