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Ceiling painting depicting a cameo of the god (and planet) Jupiter surrounded by blue foliated scrollwork on a gold ground and flanked by a pair of fishes (representing the sign of the Zodiac Pisces) and the symbol for Sagittarius (the archer).
This is one of eight border panels which frame a central ceiling panel, depicting Mercury and the Arts, in the Red Velvet Room at Chiswick House.
This is one of eight border panels which frame a central ceiling panel, depicting Mercury and the Arts, in the Red Velvet Room at Chiswick House.
Title
Jupiter, Pisces and Sagittarius
Date
c.1729
Medium
oil on plaster
Accession number
88387004
Work type
Panel