In a landscape, the naked Saturn stands on a pedestal as ruler of agriculture. He has a scythe in his hand and is devouring one of his children. Around Saturn, farmers are harvesting grain. In the sky, we see the symbols of Saturn (centre) and the constellations Capricorn (left) and Aquarius (right). The print is part of a series of seven representations called the planetary gods.
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Jan Saenredam
RKD
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Cornelius Schonaeus
Wikidata
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| Title | Saturn |
| Date | 1596 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MV-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MV-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11704/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
12F91(SATURNALIA)
'Saturnalia', feast in honour of Saturn
Iconclass
23O11 Capricorn (zodiacal sign of December) Iconclass 23O12 Aquarius (zodiacal sign of January) Iconclass 24C221 Saturn and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Aquarius and Capricorn Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA2321 leaning forward - AA - female human figure Iconclass 41A18 hut, cabin, lodge Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46AA14 farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 47I1 agriculture Iconclass 47I111 cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) Iconclass 47I14 harvest Iconclass 47I141 reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest Iconclass 47I142 binding ~ harvest Iconclass 47I15(SCYTHE) agricultural implements: scythe Iconclass 47I15(SICKLE) agricultural implements: sickle Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 91B111 (story of) Saturn (Cronus) Iconclass 91B11141 Saturn devouring his children Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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