Peter Paul Rubens, Saturn devouring one of his children

INTRODUCTION
- Man and the stars
SECTION I
- The dawn of astronomy: Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Biblical Cosmos
SECTION II
- The cosmos becomes a sphere
SECTION III
- The geometry of the cosmos
SECTION IV
- The skies of Islam
SECTION V
- Evangelisation of the cosmos
SECTION VI
- The Renaissance of Astronomy
SECTION VII
- Galileo: the cosmos through the telescope
SECTION VIII
- From Galileo to Newton

Phase of the Moon, Phases of Venus, Aspect of Jupiter, Aspect of Saturn

Peter Paul Rubens, Saturn devouring one of his children

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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Saturn devouring one of his children, 1637-1638
Madrid, Museo del Prado, inv. PO1678

Alongside the figure of the god Saturn, the great Flemish painter has also painted the astronomical image of the planet Saturn with three bodies, an image that perfectly mirrors Galileo's description. This is an eloquent demonstration of the influence that Galileo's celestial discoveries had on the world of art.