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Click to view high resolution image Title: Moon Creator: Agostino di Duccio, sculptor, and Matteo de' Pasti, artist Description: The goddess Diana holds a crescent moon (the planet that she rules—the moon was believed to be a planet in the fifteenth century) and stands on a chariot pulled by two horses. This sculpture is part of a cycle of zodiac symbols and planet personifications (the crab of Cancer is to the left). Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Subject (See Also): Astrology Classical Influences Diana (Mythological Figure) Moon Nude Personification Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15 Date: ca. 1450 Related Work: Current Location: Rimini, San Francesco (Tempio Malatestiano), Chapel of St. Jerome, arch, left pillar Original Location: Rimini, San Francesco (Tempio Malatestiano), Chapel of St. Jerome, arch, left pillar Artistic Type (Category): Digital Images; Sculptures Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Bas-reliefs Donor: Layman; Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini Height/Width/Length(cm): // Inscription: Related Resources:

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