Motivele astrologice în programul decorativ al interioarelor europene și americane din perioada secolelor XVII – XIX
Astrological motifs in decorative designs of European and American interiors from the 17th to the 19th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the presence and transformation of astrological motifs in the decorative designs of European and American interiors from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The analysis traces how zodiacal symbols, constellations, and cosmic iconographies are integrated into various contexts, from the Baroque monumentality of the Palace of Versailles to academic reinterpretations and modern reappearances in the Villa Stuck or Grand Central Terminal in New York. The study highlights the visual continuity of astrological motifs, even in the context of radical changes in their cultural status and shows how they function alternately as instruments of political legitimization, ornamental resources, or elements of an artistic sensibility oriented toward the symbolic recovery of the cosmos. From this perspective, interior decoration becomes a medium that facilitates the observation of how the cosmological imaginary adapts and takes on new meaning within the sensibilities of Western modernity.

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