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CHAP. VI.]
BACCIO BALDIM.
365
them are two men, praying to a crucifix ; others are diverting
themselves with mock fights; and a laughable figure of a dwarf is
standing by them, with a sword under his arm : others, again, are
throwing stones and wrestling; whilst, in the front, an emperor is
seated, and three tumblers are depicted before him, exhibiting their
feats of activity. The inscription begins in this manner:—
sole . e . p ian eta . mascvlino . posto . nel qvarto . cielo . caldo
. e . secho . infocato . cholerico . di colore . doro, &c.
V. « Marte—Mars. He is seated in his chariot, drawn by two
horses, and represented completely armed, with wings upon his head,
and a sword in his right-hand: upon the wheels of the chariot, are
the Ram and the Scorpion, two signs of the zodiac, and under them
is written—ariete and scarpione. At a small distance is a castle,
with figures fighting before it, and a man is represented ringing
the alarm-bell: in the fore-ground, a foraging party of soldiers are
seen falling upon a company of herdsmen, and seizing their cattle:
the inscription begins in the following manner:—
marte . esengno . mascvlini . posto . nel qvarto*. ceilo . molto
. caldo . focoso . et ha qveste . propriete . damare . milizia .
battagle . et uccisioni . maligno . discordinato, &c.
VI. ' Satvrno—Saturn. He is seated in his chariot, drawn by two
dragons: in his right-hand he holds a scythe; and upon the wheels
of the chariot are two signs, the Goat and the Water-bearer, in-
scribed capricorno and aqvario. The distant country is bounded
with mountains, and with castles; and a figure is represented
hanging upon a gallows, holding a cross in his hands : near to the
spectator, is seen a man, ploughing with two oxen, in a large space
overflowed with water; and other men are thrashing corn in the
* I suspect this word should be quiNTO, however, to Mr. Strutt's accuracy, in giving
as in another print of the same subject, which these inscriptions,
will presently be described. I have trusted,
BACCIO BALDIM.
365
them are two men, praying to a crucifix ; others are diverting
themselves with mock fights; and a laughable figure of a dwarf is
standing by them, with a sword under his arm : others, again, are
throwing stones and wrestling; whilst, in the front, an emperor is
seated, and three tumblers are depicted before him, exhibiting their
feats of activity. The inscription begins in this manner:—
sole . e . p ian eta . mascvlino . posto . nel qvarto . cielo . caldo
. e . secho . infocato . cholerico . di colore . doro, &c.
V. « Marte—Mars. He is seated in his chariot, drawn by two
horses, and represented completely armed, with wings upon his head,
and a sword in his right-hand: upon the wheels of the chariot, are
the Ram and the Scorpion, two signs of the zodiac, and under them
is written—ariete and scarpione. At a small distance is a castle,
with figures fighting before it, and a man is represented ringing
the alarm-bell: in the fore-ground, a foraging party of soldiers are
seen falling upon a company of herdsmen, and seizing their cattle:
the inscription begins in the following manner:—
marte . esengno . mascvlini . posto . nel qvarto*. ceilo . molto
. caldo . focoso . et ha qveste . propriete . damare . milizia .
battagle . et uccisioni . maligno . discordinato, &c.
VI. ' Satvrno—Saturn. He is seated in his chariot, drawn by two
dragons: in his right-hand he holds a scythe; and upon the wheels
of the chariot are two signs, the Goat and the Water-bearer, in-
scribed capricorno and aqvario. The distant country is bounded
with mountains, and with castles; and a figure is represented
hanging upon a gallows, holding a cross in his hands : near to the
spectator, is seen a man, ploughing with two oxen, in a large space
overflowed with water; and other men are thrashing corn in the
* I suspect this word should be quiNTO, however, to Mr. Strutt's accuracy, in giving
as in another print of the same subject, which these inscriptions,
will presently be described. I have trusted,