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Description: | The painting is one of a series of eight depicting the signs of the zodiac. The figure of Aquarius faces the viewer while gesturing with his left hand and turning back to his zodiacal sign of a figure with a jug. The poetic quality of the landscape reflects the influence of Venetian artists including Giorgione and Titian. The classicising costume and the plinth create a feeling of the ancient Roman and Greek civilisation that inspired Renaissance culture. Astrology was a key part of sixteenth-century culture and it was believed that the planets influenced the course of life. | Subjects: | figure; landscape; allegory (Aquarius) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Pitati, Bonifazio de` (Italian painter, 1487-1553) Æ School of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8847... | Go to resource |
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