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Luna / Mars / Jupiter / Mercury
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Luna / Mars / Jupiter / Mercury

Giulio Bonasone · 1508 - 1570 · engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with four prints. Top left: a young woman, personification of the moon (Luna), with spear and moon in her hands. She stands on a crab. Numbered bottom left: 7. Top right: an old man in military equipment, sword and shield, personification of the planet Mars, leaning on a pillar. To his left, a goat. Top right, a scorpion. Numbered bottom left: 3. Bottom left: an old man in military equipment, personification of the planet Jupiter, leaning on his sword, holding a shield in his hand. To his left, an eagle. Numbered bottom left: 2. Bottom right: a young man with a winged helmet and staff with two snakes, personification of Mercury. In the background, a naked man and woman. In the sky, a naked woman floating on a cloud. Numbered top left: 6. On each print, the name of the planet is at the bottom left.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLuna / Mars / Jupiter / Mercurius. 1508 - 1570. Giulio Bonasone. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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