Triumphal Chariot of the World, Circulus Vicissitudinis Rerum Humanarum (series title), Triumphal Chariot with broken wheels, pulled by two winged horses. The right horse has the sun on its head and represents the day (Dies); the left horse is the night (Nox) and has a crescent moon on its head. The chariot is driven by Time as an old man with a scythe and an hourglass. On the four corners of the cart are the personifications of the four elements: Ignis, Terra, Aer and Aqua with their attributes. The globe is in the middle of a stand. The four winds blow in the clouds. Print from a series of n

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