Tempus et Occasionem Prudentes Studiose Observat (The [Five] Prudent Boys Studiously Observe Time and Occasion)

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Sepia-toned reproduction of three winged figures and crowned man surrounded by five young boys. God and three angels float above. Latin text below.
Theodoor Galle (Flemish, 1571–1633)

1605. Emblem 5 from Jan David, S.J. (Flemish, 1545–1613), Occasio arrepta, neglecta: huius commoda, illius incommoda (Occasion Seized, Shirked, Commodious to Some, Incommodious to Others). Antwerp: Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Joannem Moretum (Plantin Publishing House under the Supervision of Jan Moretus), 1605. Engraving, 22 cm. Lent by Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

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Personifications of Time and Opportunity, accompanied by a Guardian Angel, oversee a group of five prudent boys, who gaze attentively at the attributes displayed by the personifications. From heaven, God the Father sends angels to reward the boys with crowns and palms of victory.

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