Mythische Hybrid-Kreaturen, ein halb Mensch, halb Vogel und eine Meeresziege, das halb Ziege, halb Fisch Zodiakal Steinbock Symbol, gemalt in der typischen Spätrenaissance Mitte der 1500er Jahre, manieristische Grotesken Fresko im ersten Hof oder Cortile di Michelozzo des Palazzo Vecchio, das mittelalterliche Rathaus auf der Piazza della Signoria, Florenz, Toskana, Italien.
3514 x 2338 px | 29,8 x 19,8 cm | 11,7 x 7,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
15. Juli 2010
Ort:
Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Confrontation between two hybrid mythical creatures, a half-human, half-bird and a sea goat, the astrological symbol of Capricorn, with the head and legs of a goat and the scaly body and tail of a fish. The painting is among 16th century CE Late Renaissance Mannerist grotesques on walls in the Cortile di Michelozzo or First Courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The winged hybrid human, with feathers for legs, places a hand on the horned sea goat’s chest. In Classical mythology, the sea goat or goat fish is linked to the Capricornus star constellation and is the Zodiacal symbol of Capricorn. Ancient Greeks related Capricornus to the nature god Pan. The myth tells of Pan jumping into the River Nile to escape the monster Typhon, but managing to turn only his lower body into a fish. Typhon is defeated by Zeus, but the monster pulls muscles from his legs. Pan manages to replace the muscles and in gratitude, Zeus places Pan in the sky as Capricorn. Like sea goats, beings combining men or women and birds existed in many ancient mythologies. Best-known were harpies, with the bodies of birds and the faces and torsos of women. The grotesques were painted from 1540, after Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519 - 1574), proclaimed that Florence’s 13th century Palazzo della Signoria town hall should be his ducal palace. Georgio Vasari (1511 - 1574) was among architects, artists and craftsmen creating the new Palazzo Ducale, but it was later renamed Palazzo Vecchio after Cosimo moved again, to the Pitti Palace. The courtyard grotesques were mostly painted by two Renaissance artists: Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (1483 - 1561) and Marco Marchetti da Faenza (ca. 1526 - 1588). The Palazzo Vecchio was the hub of civic power in Florence from the early 1300s. It was begun by Arnolfo di Cambio, with the First Courtyard designed in 1453 by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo. D0684.A8178.A
