Eeuwigdurende kalender met randvignetten en mes

This intricate print functions as a functional perpetual calendar, combining practical chronological data with a rich iconographic program of religious and mythological figures. The central grid provides astronomical calculations, while the borders depict the seven planetary gods, the four evangelists, and the theological virtues. A large, realistically rendered penknife lies across the bottom of the composition, symbolizing the tool used to interact with or construct such chronological instruments.

This work represents the 17th-century synthesis of natural philosophy and theology, where the measurement of time is framed within a divine and cosmic order. It serves as a visual compendium of the 'Sphaera Mundi' tradition, linking human geography and time-keeping to the movements of celestial bodies and the history of salvation.