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Time

Giulio Bonasone · 1501 - 1580 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

An old man with beard and a scythe (the personification of Time) leans against a tree on the right. In front of him stand three putti with lightning bolts and a sickle. In the background sits an eagle on a wall. Bottom right a sphere with a snake biting its own tail around it (ouroboros), symbol for infinity.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTijd. 1501 - 1580. Giulio Bonasone. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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