Iconography

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Ploughing
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Feeding, keeping or slaughtering pigs
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Disposing of dead animals
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Digging or mining
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Cripples, beggars and almsgiving
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Gallows, execution and suicide

SOCIAL LIFE

Justice and punishment / Execution / Transport to the place of execution
Justice and punishment / Punishment (non-capital) / Stock
Professions and trades / Agricultural / Digging
Professions and trades / Agricultural / Ploughing
Professions and trades / Agricultural / Swineherd
Professions and trades / Nefarious professions / Abdecker (in Germany, disposing of inedible carcasses of animals)

Further details

In Prouté's catalogue as work by a follower of Bosch - however, it is a faithful copy of the lower half of the 'Saturn' image of the Housebook

Artist or creator

Master of the Housebook (active c1470-1500) (after)

Date

16th century

Location

Paris, Paul Prouté (cat. 'Uzès', 1970, no. 2)

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

Contact

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