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Engraving of Mercury driving a chariot through clouds with roosters, above a banquet table and figures in an arched hall.

De zeven planeten

An engraving titled The Seven Planets shows Mercury driving a chariot across clouds, accompanied by roosters, above a crowded banquet scene. Below, figures gather around a long table, with an organ, a workshop, and an arched hall beyond, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower edge.

Artist
Harmen Jansz Muller (mentioned on object)
Date
1566-1570
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3456 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1570.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Los siete planetas: Mercurio en un carro

Un grabado titulado Los siete planetas muestra a Mercurio conduciendo un carro entre nubes, acompañado de gallos, sobre una escena de banquete muy concurrida. Abajo, varias figuras se reúnen alrededor de una larga mesa, con un órgano y un taller al fondo, y una inscripción en latín recorre el borde inferior.

Português: Os sete planetas: Mercúrio em uma carruagem

Uma gravura intitulada Os sete planetas mostra Mercúrio conduzindo uma carruagem entre nuvens, acompanhado de galos, acima de uma cena de banquete lotada. Abaixo, figuras se reúnem em torno de uma longa mesa, com um órgão e um ateliê ao fundo, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a borda inferior.

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