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Allegory of Time
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Allegory of Time

Karl Russ · 1812 · etching; paper

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

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Father Time sits with an hourglass on his head, chained to a seat, holding a sickle wrapped with a snake in his right hand. In front of him stands a young naked Venus with four putti. Behind him, an old woman walks away bent over. Zodiac signs in the background.

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Credit lineAllegorie op de tijd. 1812. Karl Russ. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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