Saturn, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1589 - 1611 print The God Saturn as a personification of the planet Saturn in a triumphal wagon that is pulled through dragons. He holds a scythe in his hands. In the upper corners the signs of the zodiac that symbolize his planet children: Capricorn and Waterman. Below on earth, the people born under the sphere of influence of this planet are involved in activities that are characteristic of these signs. In the margin a sixteen -line poem, in four columns, in Latin that refers to the metal lead that is associated with the planet Saturn.
Saturn, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1589 - 1611 print The God Saturn as a personification of the planet Saturn in a triumphal wagon that is pulled through dragons. He holds a scythe in his hands. In the upper corners the signs of the zodiac that symbolize his planet children: Capricorn and Waterman. Below on earth, the people born under the sphere of influence of this planet are involved in activities that are characteristic of these signs. In the margin a sixteen -line poem, in four columns, in Latin that refers to the metal lead that is associated with the planet Saturn. paper engraving Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder'). (personifications of the) planets with their 'children', so-called 'Planetenkinder', accompanied by the corresponding zodiacal signs. chariot, triumphal car
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