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The Room of the Astrea is named after the winged female deity on the ceiling, who is surrounded by putti and symbolizes the morning star. (The room is variously known as the Room of the Times of Day, the Room of the Hunt, and the Room of Astrea.)
The wall decoration in the Room of Astrea is a continuum that covers the entire wall surface of the space, with the four different times of day depicted at the cardinal points. The north wall depicts Sleeping Eros with a Putto and Doves in a Starry Landscape; the east wall, a Landscape with a Stone Bridge and Isolated Cottage by the Light of Dawn; the south wall, a broad daylight scene with The Swan Attacked by Dogs; and the west wall, a Landscape with a Small Village and Fleeing Wolves at Sunset.
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