Aarde gepersonifieerd door de godin Cybele 1587

"Aarde gepersonifieerd door de godin Cybele" (Earth Personified by the Goddess Cybele), created by Johann Sadeler I in 1587, is an engraving that depicts the Roman goddess Cybele seated in a landscape, holding a scepter and a cornucopia. She is crowned with a tower, a symbol of her power over the earth. In the background, a city sits atop a mountain. The image combines elements of classical mythology and Renaissance landscape painting, typical of Sadeler's work, which was primarily for a scholarly audience. This engraving, which can be found in the Rijksmuseum, provides a visual representation of Cybele, the goddess of nature, fertility, and motherly power, and exemplifies the connection between the natural world and the divine during the 16th century.