Allegorical Depiction Of Agriculture
by Sheila Terry
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Allegorical Depiction Of Agriculture
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Sheila Terry
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Photograph - Photograph
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Science and technology figure prominently in the reliefs found on Giotto's Campanile in Florence. Astronomy, navigation, mathematics, medicine, the arts of building and weaving are depicted allegorically with the personification ot their mythical inventors. They also offer a glimpse of contemporary life in 14th century Florence.This relief, dedicated to the art of agriculture, depicts Homogirus, supposedly the first person to yoke oxen to a plough.
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July 29th, 2016
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