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The Planet Mercury and Its Influence on the World
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Mercury, riding on the clouds in his triumphal chariot drawn by two crows. Top left: constellation Gemini, right: Virgo. Bottom: a coastal landscape with harbors (including Antwerp). Trade is conducted in the cities. In the foreground, merchants with goods being loaded onto ships. Front right: a quack doctor and a theatrical performance. Below the image, a Latin panegyric on the influence of the planet Mercury on the coastal regions of Europe. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe planeet Mercurius en zijn invloed op de wereld. 1585. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
