Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Italy / Caprarola / Palazzo Farnese / Sala del Mappamondo / Upper Walls (Zodiacus and Planets)

HISTORY

Ancient / Augustus / Miracle in Thrace foretelling his greatness
Ancient / Augustus / Apotheosis
Ancient / Octavius (father of Octavianus Augustus)

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Cycles / Multiple images / Zodiac and planets / Caprarola, Palazzo Farnese, Sala del Mappamondo
Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Libra / Related Myths / Libra placed in the zodiac as sign of the deification of Augustus

Further details

Identification following Lippincott, p. 203f.: Bottom: When Octavius sacrificed on an altar in Thrace, fire went up spontaneously, foretelling the greatness of his son; above: Augustus's eagle with Libra fly to the Zodiacus

Artist or creator

Vecchi, Giovanni de' (1536-1615) or
Raffaellino da Reggio (Raffaello Motta) (1550-1578)

Date

1574

Location

Caprarola, Villa Farnese (Sala del Mappamondo)

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Kristen Lippincott, Two Astrological Ceilings Reconsidered, JWCI 53 (1990), pp. 185-207, pp. 201-205

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Contact

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