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Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog: a man, seen from behind, stands on a rock above a sea of fog.
Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, c. 1818

Festina lente.

Make haste slowly.

Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid, c. 1660 — Johannes Vermeer, Woman Reading a Letter, c. 1663
Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid: in window light, a woman pours milk from an earthenware jug into a bowl.
Johannes Vermeer, Woman Reading a Letter: a woman in a blue jacket stands reading a letter before a wall map.

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