Sol, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1589 - 1611 print The God Sol (Apollo) as personification of the sun in a triumphal wagon that is drawn by horses. He gives a scepter in his hand. In the top corner the sign of the zodiac that symbolizes its planet children: lion. Downstairs on earth, the people born under the sphere of influence of this planet are involved in activities that are characteristic of this sign. They walk in a procession and some are crowned. In the margin a sixteen -line poem, in four columns, in Latin that refers to the metal gold associated with the sun. pa
Sol, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1589 - 1611 print The God Sol (Apollo) as personification of the sun in a triumphal wagon that is drawn by horses. He gives a scepter in his hand. In the top corner the sign of the zodiac that symbolizes its planet children: lion. Downstairs on earth, the people born under the sphere of influence of this planet are involved in activities that are characteristic of this sign. They walk in a procession and some are crowned. In the margin a sixteen -line poem, in four columns, in Latin that refers to the metal gold associated with the sun. paper engraving Sol and his children ('Planetenkinder'). (personifications of the) planets with their 'children', so-called 'Planetenkinder', accompanied by the corresponding zodiacal signs. army 'en route'. chariot, triumphal car
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