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Description: | The painting is one of a series of eight depicting the signs of the zodiac. The figure of Libra turns in contrapposto to face the viewer. At the same time he gestures at the scales in the top left corner representing his zodiacal sign. 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 (Libra) | 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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