Saturn, From the Seven Planets, Plate 1

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Saturn, From the Seven Planets, Plate 1

Virgil SolisLinkedCulture matchlcp-8a49dedcdb65

Date
c. 1532–62
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
121531

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People of Early Modern Germany loved astrology, convinced that one’s calling in life was ruled by the planets. Criminals, invalids, and laborers (including artists) all fell under Saturn, then considered the coldest, most distant planet, and the one associated with the onset of winter. Like winter, Saturn was merciless: he ate his sons and killed his father with a scythe. He was also the Roman god of agriculture. Virgil Solis encompassed multiple aspects of Saturn’s power. Raging across the sky in his dragon-drawn chariot, he rules over the winter chores of hard-working laborers, who plow their fields and slaughter their livestock. Europe

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Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrus

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