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Saturn; the deity in the sky identified by an inscription "SATURNO" riding a chariot drawn by a dragon; the wheels of the chariot with signs of the zodiac inscribed "CAPICORNIO" and "AQUARIO"; below the various occupations of common people of country life (eg. the elimination of four wild boars, the charity, the ploughing, the executions); eleven lines of text below explaining the quality of the planet and its influence on mankind: "SATURNO E PIANETA MASCULINO POSTO NESETTIMO CIELO FREDDO ESECHO MA ACCIDENTALMENTE UMIDO [...] VA DUA MINUTI INUNORA E 5 SECONDI E POI RITORNA ASUO PRINCIPIO". c1460 Engraving
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