In a round list the Bronze Age of Minerva. In the foreground the earth is worked and cultivated. Grain is mown and ore is mined. In the background land surveying is done. The print refers to the mythologically inspired idea that during the Bronze Age man had to work more and more to keep himself alive. Moreover, property was central to life. The print is part of a series on the four eras and has a Latin, French and Dutch caption, Bronze century Aneum saeculum, The four eras (series title)., print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Gillis Coignet (I), (mentioned on object), publisher

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