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Allegory of God's Creation, Haarlem, Time and Diligence
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Title print of a series of views near Haarlem, with the coat of arms of Haarlem in the center, crowned with a laurel wreath and tree branches. Behind the coat of arms a ship and the text HAERLEM. The coat of arms is flanked by Diligence, with an open book on her lap and a staff in her hand, and Time as a winged old man with a scythe and hourglass.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegory of God's Creation, Haarlem, Time and Diligence. c. 1611. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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