Allegorical performance with female personifications of the four seasons dancing to music made by Father Time. In the foreground on the right a boy with an hourglass, a reference to the passing of time. In the foreground left a naked boy blowing bubbles, a reference to the temporality of life. The boy is sitting in front of a hermit with an old and a young face. On the right an empty pedestal in front of a statue or monument, a reference to the transience of fame. In the sky the Sun God Apollo floats on his solar car, The Dance of Time Ludimus interea celeri nos ludimur hora., print maker: Raphael Morghen, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Stefano Tofanelli, (mentioned on object), after: Nicolas Poussin, (mentioned on object), Rome, 1768 - 1833, paper, engraving, h 535 mm - w 622 mm
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Allegorical performance, female personifications, four seasons dancing, music, Father Time, foreground, right, boy, hourglass, reference, passing, time, foreground left, naked boy blowing bubbles, reference, temporality, life, boy, sitting, front, hermit, old, young face, right, empty pedestal, front, statue, monument, reference, transience, fame, sky, Sun God Apollo floats, solar car, Dance, Time Ludimus interea celeri nos ludimur hora, print maker, Raphael Morghen, mentioned, object, intermediary draughtsman, Stefano Tofanelli, mentioned, object, Nicolas Poussin, mentioned, object, Rome, 1768 - 1833, paper, engraving, h 535 mm - w 622 mm
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