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Time and Opportunity go together
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Time and Opportunity go together

Theodoor Galle · 1603 · engraving; paper

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

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The personifications of Time (Tempus) and Opportunity (Occasio). Time holds a scythe and an hourglass and wears an armillary sphere on his head. Opportunity carries a cornucopia and a cross in her left hand. In her right hand, she balances a globe on a chalice. Her hair covers her face. Centrally above is God the Father. The print has a Latin legend and is part of a twelve-part series on seizing opportunities.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
print'Occasio', 'Kairos''Occasione' (Ripa)God the Father
Credit lineTijd en Kansen gaan samen. 1603. Theodoor Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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