This painting contains two columns which bracket the scene, a plain one on the right and a statue of Janus on the left with wreaths hanging off of it; a putto rests on the ground near the Janus statute blowing bubbles.
This painting contains two columns which bracket the scene, a plain one on the right and a statue of Janus on the left with wreaths hanging off of it; a putto rests on the ground near the Janus statute blowing bubbles. Painted for Cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi, the sky contains a massive cloud in the center on which a chariot and a team of horses are perched, driven by Aurora as she emerges from the zodiac with Apollo. The bottom center is occupied by four goddesses holding hands and facing outward in a circle. This painting inspired a massive 12-volume ►cycle of novels narrated by Nick Jenkins starting with A Question of Upbringing. FTP, name this painting by Nicolas Poussin or the cycle it inspired, by British writer Anthony Powell. 
This painting contains two columns which bracket the scene, a plain one on the right and a statue of Janus on the left with wreaths hanging off of it; a putto rests on the ground near the Janus statute blowing bubbles.
A Dance to the Music of Time 