Fourth day of creation: creation of sun, moon and stars, Dies IIII (title on object), Creation of the world (series title), The fourth day of creation, on which the sun and moon were created and separation was made between day and night. The sun is represented by Apollo as sun god with bow and quiver. Time, with a clock on her head, holds his cloak. On the right the moon, as the moon goddess Diana. Behind her is a black woman with a star cloak as a personification of the stars. From the Bible text in Gen. 1:14-19., print, print maker: Jan Harmensz. Muller, after design by: Hendrick Goltzius, p

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