Why it matters
Saturn takes a bite out of one of his children, unlike the myth, in which he swallowed them whole. Above him three stars represent the planet Saturn as Galileo had described it a few years earlier.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1636 for Philip IV's Torre de la Parada.
- It shows Michelangelo's influence on Rubens.
- The two outer stars were in fact Saturn's rings.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saturn (Rubens) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
