Personificatie van toorn staand in nis

A powerfully built figure stands in a shadowed alcove, their face twisted in a grimace of agitation and hair windswept. The figure grips the hilt of a sword, while above them in the corners are shields depicting a bear and a lion, traditional symbols of the choleric temperament. The work uses complex cross-hatching to create a sense of three-dimensional volume and dramatic tension.

This engraving belongs to a series on the Seven Vices and reflects the Renaissance preoccupation with the 'passions of the soul.' It illustrates the Neo-Stoic ideal of subordinating animalistic impulses to reason, a central theme in the moral philosophy and natural psychology of the late 16th century.