Personification of Labor and Vlijt surrounded by reading putti, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print The personification of work and diligence, dressed in a rug printed with ants, holds the all -seeing eye on a stick and is surrounded by reading putti. In the air, an angel reveals a naked woman with palm branch, seated under a cloth. Print at the top right marked: no 1. p. 1. Amsterdam paper etching 'go to the ants, O sluggard' ~ an ant-heap and a lazy person. the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father. reading

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