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Libra (Balance)
158516th century
Adriaen Collaert, Dutch (Flemish), (ca. 1560–1618)
After Hans Bol, Dutch (Flemish), (1534–1593)
- astrology - The study that assumes and attempts to interpret and foretell the influence of the stars, moon, and planets upon human affairs. [June 1994 scope note added. February 1993 related term added. February 1991 alternate term added.]
- balances - Scales with a horizontal bar pivoting about a central fulcrum, creating equal-length arms; suspended from the ends of the arms are pans or baskets, in one of which is placed the item being weighed and in the other, a premeasured weight.
- seasons
- series (groups) - Use for related publications issued successively, especially those bearing a collective as well as an individual title; and, in the visual arts, for groups of works by a single artist having a specific and purposeful relation among the works. [March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'series'; alternate term added; descriptor moved. January 1991 scope note added.]
- zodiac symbols - Use for those images of animals and objects that symbolize the twelve signs of the zodiac.
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Adriaen Collaert, Dutch (Flemish), (ca. 1560–1618) Hans Bol, Dutch (Flemish), (1534–1593) . Libra (Balance), 1585. From The Twelve Months, River Scenes, with Incidents from the Life of Christ, and Showing the Signs of the Zodiac. Engraving. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1960.14.9.7. Purchase funds, 1960. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .
