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Fourth Day of Creation: Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
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Fourth Day of Creation: Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Jan Harmensz. Muller · 1589 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The fourth day of Creation, on which the sun and moon were created and separation was made between day and night. The sun is depicted as Apollo, the sun god, with bow and quiver. Time, with a clock on her head, holds his mantle. To the right the moon, as the moon goddess Diana. Behind her a black woman with a starry mantle as the personification of the stars. According to the biblical text in Gen. 1:14-19.

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Credit lineVierde scheppingsdag: schepping van zon, maan en sterren. 1589. Jan Harmensz. Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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