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Maan
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The goddess Luna (Diana) as personification of the Moon, with arrow and bow, in a triumphal chariot drawn by nymphs. At her feet lies a scorpion. In the middle above the sign of the zodiac symbolizing her planetary children: Scorpio. Below on earth are the people born under the influence of this planet engaged in activities characteristic of these signs. In a harbor ships are being unloaded and fish sold. In the margin a sixteen-line poem, in four columns, in Latin referring to the metal silver associated with the Moon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMaan. 1589 - 1611. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.