Italian painter (active in the 17th century) God Saturn (Chronos or also Kronos) devours his children Imposing Baroque painting with impressive scenic representation from mythology. Saturn corresponds to Chronos or Kronos of Greek mythology. Saturn is depicted as a winged, full-bearded old man with his attributes scythe and hourglass, which here devours one of his children. It was prophesied that one of his children would overthrow him one day, whereupon he devoured five of his children to prevent this. Only Jupiter (or Zeus) can be saved by his mother, because she put a stone in a diaper instead of him. After many years of unnoticed deceit, however, Jupiter was able to use cunning and force to overthrow his father, who spat out his children and the stone again. The mythological tale became an important motif in European art since the Renaissance, when it was possible to combine heightened drama with the possibility of depicting horror and evoking horror and shudder. Among the most famous representations are works by Hendrick Goltzius, Maarten van Heemskerck, Peter Paul Rubens, Giulia Lama, Giambattista Tiepolo, Francisco de Goya. Oil on canvas; 131 cm x 104 cm. Frame. Provenance: auction Dorotheum Vienna, 20.03.1995, lot 248; North German private collection. Italian painter active 17th C.; Oil on canvas.