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Landscape with Father Time and personifications of Industry and Diligence
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Landscape with Father Time, as a naked winged man with scythe and hourglass, and the female personification of Diligence (Diligentia) and Industry (Sedulitas), with distaffs. In the foreground a bird feeding its young, ants and a hen with her chicks, symbolizing care and diligent work. On the left in the background the practice of astronomy and on the right in the background the production of wool. In the margin an eight-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin referring to the virtues. Below it a two-line inscription with a dedication in Latin.
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Credit lineLandschap met Vader Tijd en personificatie van Vlijt en Arbeidzaamheid. 1589 - 1611. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.