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Father Time amidst scenes of professions and human activities
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the center the winged Father Time, accompanied by a crane. Around him scenes of various professions and human activities: a shepherd, a shoemaker, a woman in a bookstall, a smithy, a painter, a beekeeper. In the background wool is spun, the land is cultivated, bread is baked and taught. In the margin an inscription in Latin. Print from a series of four with moralizing allegories on time.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVader Tijd te midden van scènes met beroepen en bedrijvigheden van de mens. 1547 - 1591. Gerard de Jode. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.