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Choleric Temperament
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Choleric 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

Mars, the god of war, sits in the sky with sword and shield and represents the planet of the same name. Above him stand three zodiac signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, which correspond to the element fire. Below them, on earth, people with a choleric temperament: soldiers waging war and a smith at work. At the bottom of the margin, a text in Latin about the choleric and the corresponding planet. This print is part of an album.

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

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