Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Collaert, Adriaen, The seven planets and the seven ages, Septem planetae, septem hominis, Old age under the influence of Saturn, verso middle below - stamped, The planet god Saturn floats in the air, a scythe and a baby in his hand. In the foreground the personification of Conscientia, the conscience. She carries all kinds of (holy) books and points admonishingly to heaven. An old man next to her has a richly filled pouch but is surrounded by symbols that represent the transience of life: glasses, an hourglass, a smoking fire. In the background the portal of a church, where people hand out alms to beggars. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a seven-part series on the power of the seven planets over the seven ages of man., print, prints, height 313 mm, width 219 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1581 - 1581, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher
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