Saturn, Satvrnvs, Gods seated on the seven planets, print, book illustration, Series number, 1, 7, with a wooden crutch on his mutilated leg, holds one of his children in his hands. In his other hand a scythe., printmaker: Johannes Wierix, Antwerp, publisher: Nicolaes de Clerck, Delft, 1579, 1609, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, gravure, verso letterpress, height 56 mm x width 36 mm, Print used as illustration in: Const-toonneel, inhoudende de beschrijvinghe ende XL. Wonderful images of them: Our Lord Jesus Christ, with his apostles and the evangelists, together with the chief virtues and the vices. And finally the seven planets. Carved in copper by Johannis Wierix. The description is, 1609., An aged bearded man with long curly hair and a muscular torso stands with one foot on a raised surface, wearing a draped cloth around his waist and holding a long staff in one hand while gripping a small limp child by the leg with the other; a curved blade rests near the staff, the scene i...
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Saturn, Satvrnvs, Gods seated on the seven planets, print, book illustration, Series number, 1, 7, with a wooden crutch on his mutilated leg, holds one of his children in his hands. In his other hand a scythe., printmaker: Johannes Wierix, Antwerp, publisher: Nicolaes de Clerck, Delft, 1579, 1609, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, gravure, verso letterpress, height 56 mm x width 36 mm, Print used as illustration in: Const-toonneel, inhoudende de beschrijvinghe ende XL. Wonderful images of them: Our Lord Jesus Christ, with his apostles and the evangelists, together with the chief virtues and the vices. And finally the seven planets. Carved in copper by Johannis Wierix. The description is, 1609., An aged bearded man with long curly hair and a muscular torso stands with one foot on a raised surface, wearing a draped cloth around his waist and holding a long staff in one hand while gripping a small limp child by the leg with the other; a curved blade rests near the staff, the scene is rendered in a detailed black ink engraving style on aged paper with visible textured background and faint printed text showing through.

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Saturn Satvrnvs Gods seated seven planets print book illustration Series number 1 7 wooden crutch mutilated leg holds children hands hand scythe printmaker Johannes Wierix Antwerp publisher Nicolaes de Clerck Delft 1579 1609 paper engraving letterpress printing gravure verso letterpress height 56 mm x width 36 mm Print illustration in Const-toonneel inhoudende de beschrijvinghe ende XL Wonderful images them Our Lord Jesus Christ apostles evangelists together chief virtues vices finally Carved copper Johannis Wierix description aged bearded man long curly hair muscular torso stands foot raised surface wearing draped cloth waist holding long staff gripping small limp child leg curved blade rests near staff scene rendered detailed black ink style aged paper visible textured background faint printed text showing

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