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Click to view high resolution image Title: Three Decans of March Creator: Baldassare d’Este, painter, Ercole de’Roberti, painter, Francesco del Cossa, painter, and Tura, Cosimo, painter Description: The ram of Aries is surrounded by symbols of the three decans (a borrowing from Persian astrology) of this sign: a black man wearing a white girdle, which signifies boldness and fortitude; a woman dressed in red, which signifies nobleness and the extension of dominion; and a white man in a red garment who holds a golden bracelet and a wooden staff, signifying wit, meekness, joy and beauty. Source: WikiMedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Allegory Animals Astrology Este Family Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15 Date: ca. 1469-1470 Related Work: Current Location: Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia, Salone dei Mesi Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Frescoes (paintings) Donor: Layman; Borso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara Height/Width/Length(cm): /400cm/ Inscription: Related Resources: Explanations for all the decan symbols: http://www.tarot.org.il/Decans/

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