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Ceiling painting depicting a cameo of the god (and planet) Saturn surrounded by blue foliated scrollwork on a gold ground and flanked by a goat (representing the sign of the Zodiac Capricorn) and a water carrier (representing the sign of the Zodiac Aquarius).
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
Saturn, Capricorn and Aquarius
Date
c.1729
Medium
oil on plaster
Accession number
88387002a
Work type
Panel