Истраживање иконографије Дечана у репрезĺнтацији Месеца децембра у Sala Dei Mesi In Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara
A Finding On The Iconography Of The Decans In The Representation Of The Month Of December In The Sala Dei Mesi In Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara

Summary/Abstract: The Sala dei Mesi in the Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara belongs to those Renaissance monuments whose iconography has escaped a complete art-historical reading. The main issue discussed in this paper is a part of the decoration on the west wall of the Sala dei Mesi which represents the month of December. Our goal is to establish the state of scholarship and point to a finding concerning the representations of the decans that once appeared in the middle register of the wall, flanking the astrological sign of December, Capricorn. These correspond to a description of the first and the third decans of Capricorn in an ancient Indian astrological manuscript, the Yavanajâtaka or Greek Horoscopy of Sphujidhvaja, dating from before A.D. 300. Our research and arguments are based in part on drawings made by Giuseppe Mazzolani in 1903, presuming that these are accurate and reliable enough to be used as a foundation for investigation into the iconography of December in the Sala dei Mesi.

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