The planet Mercury and artists, scholars and technicians, c1535. Mercury rides through the clouds in a carriage drawn by birds. Below are musicians, astronomers, artists and scholars who come under his sphere of planetary influence. A favourite motif among medieval and Renaissance illustrators were the areas of life thought to be under the special control of each planet.
Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes
Locations & Buildings Parks & Gardens
Society & Culture Romance & Love
Society & Culture Art & Literature
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