Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Muses / Cycles / Flagon with Muses, gods and virtues from Peter Flötner's Plaques (c. 1560)
Muses / Individual / Thalia
Saturn / Myths / Saturn and his children / With a child (not yet devouring it)

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Capricornus / With planets / Saturn (domicile)
Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Aquarius / With planets / Saturn (domicile)
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / Cycles / Cycles of seven / Multiple images - Sculpture / London, Victoria and Albert Museum (tankard by Paulus Weise, c1560, not all with zodiac signs)
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / Dignities and debilities / Cycles / London, Victoria and Albert Museum (tankard by Paulus Weise, c1560, not all with zodiac signs)
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / Dignities and debilities / Saturn / Domicile (Capricorn and Aquarius)

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Virtues and Vices / Virtues / Cardinal / Individual / Temperance / Single figure

Further details

The images show Planet deities, Virtues and Muses, following plaquettes by Peter Flötner: Saturn (after Bange 5618), Thalia (after Bange 5633), Temperance (after Bange 5668)

Artist or creator

Weise, Paul (died 1591) after
Flötner, Peter (1485-1546)

Date

1560 (circa)

Location

London, Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. 927-1853)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ernst Friedrich Bange, Die Bildwerke in Bronze und in anderen Metallen (Die Bildwerke des deutschen Museums, 2), Berlin 1923

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Web resources

Victoria and Albert Museum

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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