Midday

The scene depicts the peak of daily activity with a carpenter wielding a large saw and a woman focused on a textile pillow. In the background, workers are seen in the fields, while the upper right corner features the sun god Apollo in a horse-drawn chariot moving through the clouds. Curling wood shavings and detailed textures highlight the physical labor associated with the midday hour.

As part of a series on the 'Times of Day,' this print illustrates the Renaissance concept of the correspondence between the celestial macrocosm and the human microcosm. The presence of Apollo at the sun's zenith connects mundane human industry to the governing rhythms of natural philosophy and the influence of the planets on terrestrial life.