Detail of the frescoes of the twelve months with their relative town and country activities, in the Torre dell'Aquila in the Castello del Buon Consiglio in Trento, Italy. The cycle, commissioned by Giorgio di Liechtenstein is attributed to the Bohemian Venceslao, court painter of the patron. The detail shows the month of june and its zodiac sign of Cancer as shown in the inscription at the sides of the relief figure above, of the sun. The activites related to the month include sheep-farming and making cheese, while nobles are walking in a flowering garden accompanied by the music of wind instruments
Type:
Immagine fissa; Oggetto fisico
Category:
Photographs
Author:
Subject:
Lily
Communication and Publicity
View
Inscription
View of the City
Scene: Work
Astrology
Concept or Subject Expressed
Flower
Diet
In Costume
Architecture
Gateway
Military and Defensive
Meadow
Communication
Farming and Country Life
Preparation
Period
Accessory
Mantle - Cloak
Magic and Esotericism
Time
Allegory, Abstract concept and Symbol
Scene
For Landscapes
Milking
Instrument
June
Months
Vegetation
Clothing
Month
Headress (Civilian, Military, Religious)
Writing
Grazing
Fashion and Clothing
Structure
Practices and Rites
Element
Time - Representation
Gothic
Material and technique:
P Color Process; Film positive
Date of creation:
1995
Temporal coverage:
International Gothic;;Middle Ages;;Europe;;First and Second Millennium A.D.
Previews
Relations
Is referenced by: see the resource on external website
References: Detail, June - The 12 Months - Buonconsiglio Castle, Trento
Provider
Archivio storico Alinari / Fotografie Alinari
Identifier: CAL-F-002386-0000
Rights
Rights: Alinari Archives, Florence
