Saturn; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, holding a scythe in his right hand and a child in his left, plate 1 from "Statues of Roman Gods"

Artist and publisher Philips Galle Netherlandish
 After Jacques Jonghelinck Netherlandish

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One of eight numbered plates from the series 'Statues of Roman Gods', after Jacques Jonghelinck. The plates illustrate Bacchus and the seven planetary gods and was originally displayed in the town hall of Antwerp. The series was published by Philips Galle in 1585 in Antwerp and again in 1586.

Saturn; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, holding a scythe in his right hand and a child in his left, plate 1 from "Statues of Roman Gods", Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp), Engraving

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