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Virtuous youth keep their opportunities
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Virtuous youth keep their opportunities

Theodoor Galle · 1610 · engraving; paper

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

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When the personification of Time (Tempus) flies away, the virtuous youths hold the personification of Opportunity (Occasio) by her hair. She cannot escape. 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)youth, adolescentangels
Credit lineDeugdzame jongeren houden hun kansen bij. 1610. Theodoor Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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