Man Born to Toil, from The Reward of Labour and Diligence, Plate 1
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This image values men's labor and ingenuity in working with what nature provides. A personification of Natura is represented in the foreground with her seven breasts. In the sky, above the landscape, a giant sphere is suspended. It bears the Zodiac signs and on it are stuck all kinds of ingenious instruments related to art, science, and manual labor.
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Ingenuity: Ingenium, Ingenuity: Aard, Ingenuity: Sinrijk, Nature, Eagle, Sphere, Instruments, Earth
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art