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Diligence
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Diligence

Philips Galle · c. 1585 - c. 1590 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A woman with two wings on her hat and on her shoes and in her right hand a whip. In the foreground a number of ants move. Ants are the symbol of diligence and labor. Below the image two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladCarefulness, Diligence'Diligenza' (Ripa)
Credit lineVlijt. c. 1585 - c. 1590. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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