High age under the influence of Saturn, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1581 print The planet god Saturn, a scythe and a baby in the air floats in the air. In the foreground the personification of Conscientia, the conscience. She has all kinds of (holy) books and points to heaven admonishing. An old man next to her has a richly filled pouch but is surrounded by symbols that stand for the transience of life: glasses, an hourglass, a smoking fire. In the background the portal of a church, where people hand out alms to beggars. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven -part se
High age under the influence of Saturn, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1581 print The planet god Saturn, a scythe and a baby in the air floats in the air. In the foreground the personification of Conscientia, the conscience. She has all kinds of (holy) books and points to heaven admonishing. An old man next to her has a richly filled pouch but is surrounded by symbols that stand for the transience of life: glasses, an hourglass, a smoking fire. In the background the portal of a church, where people hand out alms to beggars. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven -part series about the power of the seven planets about the seven ages of man. paper engraving Conscience; 'Coscienza' (Ripa). old man. 'Vanitas' symbols. Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder'). charitable works
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