Sic labitur aetas

The expression “thus passes a lifetime” is engraved in a Roman sundial. Time passes by human beings fleetingly and also by their work, which is always exposed to constant change and obsolescence.


A expressão “assim passa o tempo” encontra-se inscrita num relógio de sol Romano. O tempo passa fugidiamente pelos seres humanos e pelas suas obras sempre expostas a constante mutação e desactualização.

Jules Trumbull (1756-1843)-'the sortie made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the morning of 27 of November 1781'-oil on canvas-1789 New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yevgeny Lanceray (1875-1946)-'ships of the time of Peter I'-tempera on cardboard-1909 St Petersburg-The State Russian Museum

Mikhail Vassilyevich Nesterov (1862-1942)-'the Soul of the Russian People'-1916

Joaqu'in Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923)-'Castilla o la fiesta del pan'-oil on canvas New York-Hispanic Society of America

Francesco Granacci (1477-1543)-'entry of Charles VIII into Florence (1498)'-oil on wood-1518 Firenze-Galleria degli Ufizzi