TURA, Cosmè
(b. ca. 1430, Ferrara, d. 1495, Ferrara)

Allegory of July: Triumph of Jupiter

1476-84
Fresco, 500 x 320 cm
Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

The upper scene depicts the Triumph of Jupiter as an allegory of July. To the left is a wedding, and monks at a sanctuary, to the right clerics and knight, and a young man resting can be seen. In the centre the astrological symbol Leo, below Duke Borso receives dignitaries.

The attribution to Tura is debated.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 38 minutes):
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in C Major (Jupiter-Symphony) K 551