Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Vatican City / Palazzo Apostolico / Appartamento Borgia / Sala dei Pontefici

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Taurus / With planets / Venus (domicile)
Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Zodiac / Libra / With planets / Venus (domicile)
Astronomy and astrology / Constellations / Southern hemisphere / Argo (Navis) / As a galley / Whole ship
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / Dignities and debilities / Cycles / Vatican City, Palazzo Apostolico, Appartemento Borgia (1520-1521)
Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / Dignities and debilities / Venus / Domicile (Taurus and Libra)

Further details

According to Quinlan-McGrath, both Venus and Argo are early 19th-century replacements after damage done in the Napoleonic wars, by mistake the positions of both were exchanged

Artist or creator

Perino del Vaga (Piero Buonaccorsi) (1501-1547) and
Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564)

Date

1520 - 1521

Location

Vatican City, Palazzo Apostolico, Appartamento Borgia

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Mary Quinlan-McGrath, The Sala dei Pontefici Vault: Raphael's School and Napoleon's Troops, Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 49 (2004), pp. 171-194

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

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