Allegory on the order of the universe, 1772 print Allegorical representation about the order of the universe. Atlas is squatting and wears a globe on his back. There is a seesaw on the globe. Mars is on one side of the seesaw, Ganymedes on the other. From behind Ganymedes, a wind god blows out the torch of Hymen (Hymenaeus). Behind the globe is a naked woman with multiple breasts and tied legs. In the foreground on the right an OS (agriculture), a fish in a network (fishing) and the head of a wild boar (yacht). At the top of the sky, a man floats on a cloud and waves with a stick. The show is
Allegory on the order of the universe, 1772 print Allegorical representation about the order of the universe. Atlas is squatting and wears a globe on his back. There is a seesaw on the globe. Mars is on one side of the seesaw, Ganymedes on the other. From behind Ganymedes, a wind god blows out the torch of Hymen (Hymenaeus). Behind the globe is a naked woman with multiple breasts and tied legs. In the foreground on the right an OS (agriculture), a fish in a network (fishing) and the head of a wild boar (yacht). At the top of the sky, a man floats on a cloud and waves with a stick. The show is shown on a trompe-l'oeil canvas. In the foreground on the left the artist is kneeling and adds a text to the canvas. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Veronaafter drawing by: Veronaafter painting by: Italy paper etching / engraving the Universe. (story of) Atlas - attributes. (story of) Mars (Ares). (story of) Ganymede. (story of) Hymen(aeus)
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