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Time as Prudence siezes Occasion by the hair
Francesco de' Rossi1543/1545
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
These are two allegorical figures: the first is identified with Time, showing two heads (to represent the past and the future) and the body enveloped by a snake; the second is identified with Occasion, to grasp and hold. Photo: Simone Lampredi
Details
- Title: Time as Prudence siezes Occasion by the hair
- Creator Lifespan: 1510 - 1563
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Roma
- Creator Birth Place: Firenze
- Date Created: 1543/1545
- painter: Francesco Salviati
- Theme: allegorical subject
- Physical Dimensions: w95 x h285 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Il tempo prende l'occasione per la chioma
- Type: fresco painting
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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