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Original fileHerfst Autumnus (titel op object) De vier seizoenen (serietitel)
after Hendrick Goltzius
A muscular man crowned with grape leaves stands prominently, holding a cluster of grapes toward the sky and a heavy bundle of fruit in his other hand. In the clouds above him, the three astrological signs corresponding to the autumn months are depicted, while a personified wind blows from the right. The background shows a sprawling landscape with a mountain and a vineyard, symbolizing the season of harvest and celestial transition.
This print illustrates the Renaissance concept of 'correspondences' between the earthly seasons, classical mythology, and the celestial movements of the zodiac. It reflects the natural philosophy of the era, which saw the agricultural cycle as being governed by the macrocosmic order of the stars and planets.
Autumnus HG Inve. 3. Pomifer Autumnus turgentibus vuidus uuis, Mi pleno cornu copia larga fluit. Et lautis mensis bellaria bella ministrat, Aequat dum nocti pendula Libra diem.
Translation
Autumn HG Inve. 3. Fruit-bearing Autumn, moist with swelling grapes, From my full horn abundant plenty flows. And to elegant tables it serves fair delicacies, While the hanging Scales equalize the day with the night.
Claudius Ptolemy
His 'Tetrabiblos' established the standard associations between the zodiac signs and the changing of the seasons shown here.
Ovid
The personification of the seasons and the attributes of Bacchus draw heavily from Ovidian descriptions in the Metamorphoses.
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Engraving
allegory
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC0
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.118631
Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
2594 × 3510 px
559626594dd09808ff7d38da708152a942fc5822
November 23, 2019
March 23, 2026
Linked Data
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