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Allegories of eminence at the ceiling painiting of the Knights’ Hall

Srečko Rožman

Posavje Museum Brežice

Posavje Museum Brežice
Brežice, Slovenia

Allegory of Fortuna (Gr. Tyche) with a cornucopia, the personification of happiness. Greek God Cronus (R. Saturn), an old man with a scythe to whom Putto is cutting wing, the other one holds his sand clock. Below him Iustitia (L. “justice”; Gr. Dike), woman with a balance and an ostrich. To the goddess of fate Nemesis (L. “lat. »getting of the belonging goods”), the other woman donates the jewellery.
The Knight's Hall, Brežice Castle, Frančišek Karel Remb (1675–1718), early 18th century.

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  • Title: Allegories of eminence at the ceiling painiting of the Knights’ Hall
  • Creator: Srečko Rožman
  • Location Created: Castle Brežice
  • Rights: The Posavje Museum Brežice
Posavje Museum Brežice

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