Jonge man plukt appel van een boom 1596

This engraving, "Jonge man plukt appel van een boom" by Theodor de Bry (1528-1598), shows a man picking an apple from a tree while two other figures look on, referencing the Latin proverb "Homo pomo similis, aut matur cadit, aut si cito acerb rvít" which translates to "A man is like an apple; if it ripens it falls, if it is plucked too early it is sour." This small-scale artwork from 1596, currently located in the Rijksmuseum, demonstrates de Bry's skill in capturing details and expressing a moral message through visual storytelling.