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The Astronomical Framework Underlying the Sala di Galatea

2018; Brill; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/18253911-03303006

1825-3911

Elly Dekker,

History and Developments in Astronomy

Abstract This paper examines the much-debated ceiling painting by Baldassare Peruzzi on the vault of the loggia in Agostino Chigi’s Villa Farnesina. To date, most studies have examined the ceiling painting from a largely astrological and mythological point of view. Here an astronomically coherent model is proposed that helps to clarify the structure and several of the individual features of the painting.