Summer

A powerful nude figure personifies the season of Summer, wearing a crown of wheat and clutching a massive bundle of harvested grain. In the clouds above him, the three zodiac signs corresponding to the summer months—the crab, the lion, and the virgin—are clearly visible within celestial circles. The background shows a vast landscape where laborers are busy reaping the fields under a hot sun, illustrating the terrestrial impact of the celestial cycle.

This print reflects the Renaissance worldview of the correspondence between the macrocosm and the microcosm, where the movements of the stars directly govern the cycles of life and labor on Earth. It demonstrates how natural philosophy and astrology were integrated into the visual culture of the late 16th century to explain the order of the universe.