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| Keywords: Leandro Bassano - Allegory of the Element Earth - Walters 372363.jpg In the 16th century the world was believed to consist of four elements Earth Air Fire and Water Here Earth associated with the season of autumn is symbolized by the abundance of nature's produce and by the small figure of Cybele the ancient mother-goddess of earth and fertility who rides across the sky in a chariot pulled by two lions This painting is a replica an exact second version or copy painted in the studio by Leandro after a work by his father Jacopo ca 1510-1592 who had produced a series of four paintings dedicated to the elements for a princely patron The skillful handling of the oil paint the bold chiaroscuro modeling in light and shade and the emphasis on rich colors are characteristic of Venetian painting of the period The Bassano painters were famous for filling their canvases with a wealth of natural details that were pleasing to the eye Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 281 409-410 ca 1580 Renaissance Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 148 234 2 accession number 37 2363 26739 David M Koetser London and New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1951 by purchase Museum purchase 1951 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Leandro Bassano Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Off the Wall Baltimore Cybele Allegories of earth Allegories of fertility | ||||
