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Mnemosyne Atlas 23

“And thence we came forth to see again the stars": cosmos and destiny in Padua and in the Divine Comedy

From the illuminated pages of the southern Arabic tradition, planetary gods reach the great astrological frescoed 'book' of the ‘Hall of the Months’ in Palazzo della Ragione in Padua. A ‘divine comedy’ in which the celestial spheres, linked to man’s inclinations, influence their 'children' (representing crafts) in the guise of astral daemons.

Notes by Aby Warburg (1929)

Padua. Scotus 

Padua, Scotus.

Notes by Aby Warburg and coll. (1929)

Süditalienisch-arabische Antike. Salone als Riesen-Buchseite zum Zwecke der Schicksalsbestimmung. Dante-Schema. (Fehlt Angeli!).

Southern Italian-Arab Antiquity. The Salone dei Mesi as the huge page of a book intended to determine fate. Dante schema. (Angeli is missing!).

Notes by Gertrud Bing (ca. 1940)

Unmittelbare Übertragung nach Mittel-Europa. Scotus’ Planeten gleichzeitig mit Toledo, Salone in Padua riesenhafter Wahrsage-Kalender. Mars – Widder, Jupiter, Wassermann mit Berufen. Weltbild des Dante. Planeten Wenzel hs (Scotus). Antike Dämonen in Christlichem Gewande.

Direct transmission to central Europe. Scotus’ planets at the same time in Toledo, Salon of Padua as a giant divinatory calendar.  Mars – Aries, Jupiter, Aquarius with the trades. Dante’s world view. Planets of Wenceslas (Scotus). Ancient demons in Christian guise.

Further Readings

♦ M. De Rossi, I. Tenti, Il cielo di Padova. I decani di Palazzo Schifanoia di Ferrara e il Palazzo della Ragione di Padova: un confronto, “La Rivista di Engramma” 105, aprile 2013, 102-105.

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