APD nach Hendrick Goltzius Jahreszeiten Herbst

A muscular man crowned with vine leaves stands in a landscape, holding a heavy cluster of grapes and a bounty of seasonal fruit. Above him, the heavens display the scales of Libra, the scorpion of Scorpio, and the archer Sagittarius, while a wind deity blows through the clouds. The circular composition is bordered by a Latin verse explaining the arrival of the harvest during the autumnal equinox.

This work illustrates the Renaissance concept of celestial-terrestrial correspondence, where the cycles of nature on Earth are governed by the movements of the zodiac. It reflects the Mannerist interest in synthesizing classical mythology with astrological science to demonstrate the orderly architecture of the cosmos.