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Sinful youth let opportunities slip away
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Sinful youth let opportunities slip away

Theodoor Galle · 1603 · 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 sinful youths let him go. They try to hold the personification of Opportunity (Occasio), but she also slips from their hands. The devil watches with glee. 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, adolescenttemptationangels
Credit lineZondige jongeren laten kansen schieten. 1603. Theodoor Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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