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Labor is rewarded with food and clothing
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Labor is rewarded with food and clothing

Philips Galle · 1572 · engraving; paper

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

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Labor (Labor) is diligently at work, digging in the ground with a shovel. His wife Diligence (Vlijt) watches, holding an hourglass. In the middle stand their two sons: Provisions (Victus) and Clothing (Amictus). Above their heads float respectively a cornucopia and an animal skin. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a series on the rewards of human labor.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printfashion, clothingnutrition, nourishmentCarefulness, Diligence'Diligenza' (Ripa)Labour
Credit lineArbeid wordt beloond met voedsel en kledij. 1572. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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