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Sanguine Temperament
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Sanguine Temperament

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1566 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Jupiter, with thunderbolt and eagle, and Venus, with arrow and Cupid, sit in the sky and represent the planets of the same name. Above them stand three zodiac signs: Libra, Gemini and Aquarius, which correspond to the element air. Below them, on earth, people with a sanguine temperament: elegant couples in love, bathing and dancing people outdoors. At the bottom of the margin, a text in Latin about the sanguine and the corresponding planets. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSanguinisch temperament. 1566. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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