AQUARIUS – Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei

Zodiac Fresco Art Print | Renaissance Wall Decor | Antique Astrology Illustration | Printable Zodiac Sign | Digital Download

Bring classical elegance to your space with Aquarius, a captivating Renaissance fresco by Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (1481–1536), originally painted at the Villa Stati-Mattei in Rome. This timeless zodiac sign illustration features the water bearer in dynamic motion, surrounded by faded yet vibrant pigments, symbolizing knowledge and renewal.

Perfect for lovers of astrological wall art, vintage zodiac decor, Italian fresco prints, and downloadable Renaissance artwork.

➤ Instant digital download
➤ High-resolution file, ready to print
➤ Ideal for mystical interiors, zodiac galleries, classical art lovers, or historical home decor

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Print Sizes

🖼 Included Print Sizes (No Cropping Needed)

This high resolution digital file is optimized for printing at the following standard sizes, no cropping or borders required. Just download, print, and frame:

Inches	Centimeters	Suggested Use
11.8 x 11.8	30 x 30	Popular for posters or displays
10 x 10	25.4 x 25.4	Standard wall frame (US/EU)
8 x 8	20.3 x 20.3	Shelf or desk decor
7.87 x 7.87	20 x 20	Common EU square frame size
6 x 6	15.2 x 15.2	Small gift, photo print
5 x 5	12.7 x 12.7	Greeting card, mini art
4 x 4	10.2 x 10.2	Compact prints, collages

 

🖨️ All sizes are print-ready at 300 DPI, maintaining the original image ratio. No cropping or borders required.

📂 Your download includes:

• 1 high resolution JPEG file (Aspect ratio ≈ 1:1 – Square format).
• Artistic Declaration Certificate in PDF.
• Free gift: The Ages of Painting guide — a visual journey through the history of painting.
  

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Art Review

“AQUARIUS – Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei” (Restored and Colorized by Pixartiko): A Zodiac Reborn in Pigment and Breath

In the renewed image of “Aquarius”, originally part of the Renaissance fresco cycle from the Villa Stati-Mattei, the past steps forward not as relic but as presence. Thanks to the meticulous and imaginative restoration and colorization by the collective Pixartiko, this fragmentary zodiacal figure is no longer a whisper of antiquity — it becomes a force in motion, an elemental portrait of fluid energy and time reawakened.

The central figure of Aquarius —the water-bearer, that liminal sign between winter and the promise of spring— emerges with unexpected dynamism. The youth, windswept and in stride, is no longer imprisoned in erosion and dust. His tunic flutters like a banner of movement, and his gesture —mid-pour, mid-thought— evokes a constellation brought to life. In his hand, the traditional vessel becomes both symbol and action, frozen in a timeless choreography of flow.

What makes this version extraordinary is Pixartiko’s intervention: not merely restoration but a respectful reanimation. The chromatic decisions are daring yet rooted. The azure tones of the lower quadrant recall stormy sea and ancient stone, while the background shifts from cool twilight to a striking burst of vermilion, evoking cosmic phenomena or divine illumination. The palette breathes — it pulses — yet it never overwhelms the fresco’s original sensibility.

This is restoration as dialogue. Pixartiko does not erase the wounds of time; they are preserved as part of the texture, the history, the honesty of the image. Cracks remain visible, like veins in a living body. Faded lines are honored rather than corrected. The past is not beautified — it is honored.

The circular frame of the fresco reinforces the idea of the zodiac as a wheel, a cycle, an eternal return. But within it, Aquarius does not feel captive. His pose suggests escape, or perhaps emergence — from myth, from ruin, from the silence of centuries.

In reimagining “Aquarius”, the Pixartiko collective has achieved more than a technical feat. They have conjured a synthesis between archaeology and vision, between fidelity and fire. The result is an image that speaks not only of the stars, but of how we choose to see them today.