Plate 1: Saturn; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, holding a scythe in his right hand and a child in his left; from 'Statues of Roman Gods' after Jacques Jonghelinck

Jacques Jonghelinck|Philips Galle|Philips Galle

1586 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Plate 1: Saturn; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, holding a scythe in his right hand and a child in his left; from 'Statues of Roman Gods' after Jacques Jonghelinck — Jacques Jonghelinck|Philips Galle|Philips Galle

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.

Artist: Jacques Jonghelinck|Philips Galle|Philips Galle
Date: 1586
Medium: Engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953