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Marten de Vos's art of Venus & Jupiter.
Above Venus, one can see symbols of Taurus & Libra zodiacs, under her are agriculture & civilization. Above Jupiter, are signs of Sagittarius & Pisces, under him are seven liberal arts & symbols of religion/higher knowledge.
Above Venus, one can see symbols of Taurus & Libra zodiacs, under her are agriculture & civilization. Above Jupiter, are signs of Sagittarius & Pisces, under him are seven liberal arts & symbols of religion/higher knowledge.
Saturn & Mars. Above Saturn are symbols of Aquarius & Capricorn, under Satun, we can see depictions of communal work. Above Mars are symbols of Aries & Scorpio, under him are battles & act of extracting riches from the depth of earth (Scorpionic/Plutonic symbol)
Sun & Moon. Above the Sun's chariot is the symbol for the sign of Leo. Under him, we see aristocracy & regality. In the second picture, the goddess Selene is is riding her chariot. Moon is considered ruler of the sign of Cancer. Under her, we see water commerce & fishing.
Mercury. Above him we can see the symbols of zodiac signs of Virgo & Gemini, both ruled by the planed Mercury. Under him, we see depictions of trade, communication, as well as learning, science & formal education.
Similar planetary symbolism by the School of/style of Lucas Cranach the Younger. Moon, with a crab/lobster under her feet, Sun with regal symbolism and a lion, Mercury with symbols of science & trade, Venus with ornate dress, holding a heart, with bull/Taurus & Libra near her.
Mars is once again a warrior, with Aries (ram) & Scorpio near him. Jupiter is a philosopher, priest, with archer (Sagittarius) & fish (Pisces) near him.
The Seven Planets by Adriaen Collaert After Marten de Vos. Title page shows stages of human life, four tempers and four elements. Venus is with arts, Mercury with science & education, Mars with war.
