Saturn Ouroboros
Detail of the Ouroboros (snake eating its own tail), an
ancient allegory for the cyclic character of nature. The
Ouroboros was a popular 14th-15th c. symbol.
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Elements/apt-elements.html#Mutilation-ofUranus
The Sala degli Elementi (Room of the Elements) in the
Apartment of the Elements is dedicated to allegories of the
ancient Elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water.
fresco “First Fruits of the Earth offered to Saturn” by Cristofano Gherardi
(Doceno), 1555-56 (finished by Vasari after Gherardi’s death).
Lorenzo di Magnifico besucht König Ferdinand von Aragon in Neapel, Deckenfresco von
Giorgio Vasari und Marco Marchetti im Palazzo Vecchio Sala di Lorenzo il Magnifico. 1556-58
Santi di Tito-Portrait of Niccolò
Machiavelli
second half of 16th century, Palazzo Vecchio
Florenz
