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Saturn and his planetary children
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Saturn and his planetary children

anonymous · 1531 · houtsnede; paper

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

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Saturn rides in his triumphal chariot in the sky, drawn by two dragons. On the chariot are the zodiac signs Aquarius and Capricorn. He devours one of his children. The people on earth have poor health and know no happy end of life. To the left, poor children, a beggar on crutches, a pilgrim and a hungry woman are being fed by charitable monks. To the right, people in prison. In the background, the land is being cultivated. At the top, a four-line verse in German.

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Credit lineSaturnus en zijn planeetkinderen. 1531. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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