Saturn, Girolamo Scarselli; Artist: after Giovanni Andrea Sirani | Mia

nude elderly man with long beard, holding a scythe, seated in clouds — Saturn, 17th century
Girolamo Scarselli; Artist: after Giovanni Andrea Sirani
Etching
Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Rachel McGarry 2021.69.17
Not on View
An old, bald, naked man with a long, flowing beard, sits on a thrown made of cloud. He holds the shaft of a scythe in his right hand. The old man can be identified as Saturn, the god of Time, whose scythe eventually harvests all.

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Title: Saturn
Dated: 17th century
Artist: Girolamo Scarselli; Artist: after Giovanni Andrea Sirani
Nationality: Italian
Artist Life: active c. 1670
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 7 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (19.05 × 14.61 cm) (sheet)10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (26.04 × 20 cm) (mount)
Credit: Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Rachel McGarry
Accession Number: 2021.69.17
Medium: Etching
Country: Italy
Century: 17th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
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