Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Italy / Padua / Palazzo della Ragione / Salone - South Wall

HISTORY

Ancient / Cleopatra / Death of Cleopatra / Cleopatra alone

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Northern hemisphere / Hercules / Fighting the serpent of the Hesperides
Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Cycles / Multiple images / Zodiac and planets / Padua, Palazzo della Ragione (c.1420-1425)
Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Aries / Single figure / Without a ring around its body
Time / Months / Personifications of the Months / Cycles / Padua, Palazzo della Ragione (c.1420-1425)
Time / Months / Personifications of the Months / March
Time / Months / Occupations of the months / Cycles / Padua, Palazzo della Ragione (c.1420-1425)
Time / Months / Occupations of the months / Individual / March

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Encyclopaedic cycles / Padua, Palazzo della Ragione, Salone (c1420-1425) / North Wall

SOCIAL LIFE

Hunting / Hunting by quarry / Birds (general) / With falcons / People holding falcons
Markets and trade / Fish pedlar
Warfare / Soldiers / Infantry / Pikemen and halberdiers
Warfare / Soldiers / Infantry / with Sword and shield

Further details

In the second column personification of March, beneath a fishmonger; the figure at the top right is identified as Courtesan in the literature, but the serpent could be an allusio to Cleopatra

Artist or creator

Paduan

Date

1420 - 1425 reconstruction after a fire of 1420, later heavily restored

Location

Padua, Palazzo della Ragione

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Antonio Barzon, I Cieli e la loro Influenza, Padova 1924, nos. 2-5

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