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Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Cycles / Modena, Biblioteca Estense, lat. 209 (De Sphaera, c1470)
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 / Harvest and other agricultural work (apart from ploughing and threshing)
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Cutting trees or chopping wood
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Monks, pilgrims and hermits
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / With planet children / Saturn / Magicians
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

Further details

Artist or creator

Predis, Cristoforo de (born c1440, died before 1486)

Date

1470 (circa)

Location

Modena, Biblioteca Estense, Lat. 209

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Sphaerae coelestis et planetarum descriptio (De sphaera). Folio: 6r.

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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