Emblem: Year, Jan Goeree, 1723 print In the middle a palm tree (symbol for the annual swing) with a medallion with the god Janus, the Roman god of the past and the future. The snake Ouroboros (symbol for eternity) turned around the tribe of the palm tree. At the foot of the palm tree the astrological zodiac. In the foreground two putti. A putto draws a circle on the floor with a passer. In the background a vulture that can be fertilized by the wind. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Dordrecht paper engraving serpent Ouroboros. circle (~ planimetry, geometry). predatory birds
Emblem: Year, Jan Goeree, 1723 print In the middle a palm tree (symbol for the annual swing) with a medallion with the god Janus, the Roman god of the past and the future. The snake Ouroboros (symbol for eternity) turned around the tribe of the palm tree. At the foot of the palm tree the astrological zodiac. In the foreground two putti. A putto draws a circle on the floor with a passer. In the background a vulture that can be fertilized by the wind. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Dordrecht paper engraving serpent Ouroboros. circle (~ planimetry, geometry). predatory birds: vulture. Janus' head, two-faced head. trees: palm-tree. zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
Size: 5802px × 4486px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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