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Personification of Time
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Personification of Time

Arnold Houbraken · 1710 - 1719 · pen; etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A female figure as personification of time points to the twelve signs of the zodiac and has a mirror in her left hand. At her feet a monstrous mythical creature. In the background a ruin and a damaged classical statue on a pedestal. Print from a series of 41 emblems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePersonificatie van tijd. 1710 - 1719. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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