Sign: Libra · The Scales
Dates: Sep 23 – Oct 22
Brightest star: Zubeneschamali (β Librae) · mag 2.61
Ruler: Ruler Venus
Element and modality: Cardinal air

38 finished pieces of this sign

The same sign in 35 more hands — every one a finished painting you can buy as an archival print, gallery canvas, or heirloom frame.

To order one, click the circle at its top-left corner.

Portrait editions · 8

Libra — Celestial Atlas — Portrait — Celestial Atlas — Portrait
Engraved copperplate star chart, after Bayer and Hevelius.

Libra — Urania's Mirror — Portrait — Urania's Mirror — Portrait
Hand-tinted etching on card, in the manner of Sidney Hall, 1825.

Libra — Book of Hours — Portrait — Book of Hours — Portrait
An illuminated manuscript page — gold leaf and lapis, c.1416.

Libra — Art Nouveau — Portrait — Art Nouveau — Portrait
Mucha’s Zodiac made new — flowing line, ornamental halo, pale gold.

Libra — Gold-Ink Night — Portrait — Gold-Ink Night — Portrait
The figure and its stars in burnished gold on deep night blue.

Libra — Baroque Tenebrism — Portrait — Baroque Tenebrism — Portrait
A single shaft of light tearing out of the dark — Caravaggio’s heavens.

Libra — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Portrait — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Portrait
The same sign painted anew — another moment entirely, in celestial oil.

Libra — The Aether Study — Portrait — The Aether Study — Portrait
Luminous cloud and silver light — the air trine’s own hand.

Cinematic editions · 6

Libra — Celestial Atlas — Cinematic — Celestial Atlas — Cinematic
Engraved copperplate star chart, after Bayer and Hevelius.

Libra — Book of Hours — Cinematic — Book of Hours — Cinematic
An illuminated manuscript page — gold leaf and lapis, c.1416.

Libra — Gold-Ink Night — Cinematic — Gold-Ink Night — Cinematic
The figure and its stars in burnished gold on deep night blue.

Libra — Baroque Tenebrism — Cinematic — Baroque Tenebrism — Cinematic
A single shaft of light tearing out of the dark — Caravaggio’s heavens.

Libra — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Cinematic — Celestial Oil — Second Study — Cinematic
The same sign painted anew — another moment entirely, in celestial oil.

Libra — The Aether Study — Cinematic — The Aether Study — Cinematic
Luminous cloud and silver light — the air trine’s own hand.

Square editions · 3

Libra — Celestial Atlas — Square — Celestial Atlas — Square
Engraved copperplate star chart, after Bayer and Hevelius.

Libra — Gold-Ink Night — Square — Gold-Ink Night — Square
The figure and its stars in burnished gold on deep night blue.

Libra — The Aether Study — Square — The Aether Study — Square
Luminous cloud and silver light — the air trine’s own hand.

The Modern Hands

Libra again, in the grammars the twentieth century invented — silkscreen, flat Californian acrylic, loaded impasto, and the black ink of the 1890s. These are the only pieces in the shop with no historical plate behind them. We say so here rather than let you find out.

Portrait editions · 6

Libra — Silkscreen Pop — Portrait — Silkscreen Pop — Portrait
Photo-silkscreen in flat spot colour, deliberately off-register.

Libra — The Saturday Plate — Portrait — The Saturday Plate — Portrait
A mid-century American magazine cover plate.

Libra — Pool & Palm — Portrait — Pool & Palm — Portrait
Californian acrylic — flat colour, hard light, no haze.

Libra — Desert Bloom — Portrait — Desert Bloom — Portrait
Organic form enlarged and smoothed — bone, sage, aubergine.

Libra — The Decadent Line — Portrait — The Decadent Line — Portrait
After Aubrey Beardsley, 1895 — pure black ink, no grey.

Libra — The Loaded Brush — Portrait — The Loaded Brush — Portrait
Loaded impasto in bright daylight — frank, never flattered.

Cinematic editions · 6

Libra — Silkscreen Pop — Cinematic — Silkscreen Pop — Cinematic
Photo-silkscreen in flat spot colour, deliberately off-register.

Libra — The Saturday Plate — Cinematic — The Saturday Plate — Cinematic
A mid-century American magazine cover plate.

Libra — Pool & Palm — Cinematic — Pool & Palm — Cinematic
Californian acrylic — flat colour, hard light, no haze.

Libra — Desert Bloom — Cinematic — Desert Bloom — Cinematic
Organic form enlarged and smoothed — bone, sage, aubergine.

Libra — The Decadent Line — Cinematic — The Decadent Line — Cinematic
After Aubrey Beardsley, 1895 — pure black ink, no grey.

Libra — The Loaded Brush — Cinematic — The Loaded Brush — Cinematic
Loaded impasto in bright daylight — frank, never flattered.

Square editions · 6

Libra — Silkscreen Pop — Square — Silkscreen Pop — Square
Photo-silkscreen in flat spot colour, deliberately off-register.

Libra — The Saturday Plate — Square — The Saturday Plate — Square
A mid-century American magazine cover plate.

Libra — Pool & Palm — Square — Pool & Palm — Square
Californian acrylic — flat colour, hard light, no haze.

Libra — Desert Bloom — Square — Desert Bloom — Square
Organic form enlarged and smoothed — bone, sage, aubergine.

Libra

Name: Libra
Brand: Painted Zodiac
Availability: InStock

The Scales · Sep 23 – Oct 22

The one sign that is not a living creature — the golden scales of Venus held in perfect poise at the equinox, where day and night weigh equal.

Click the circle at the top-left of any piece to choose it for your order — the panel opposite follows your choice. Click the picture itself to zoom in on the brushwork.

Composition

Edition

Format

Giclée on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper: smooth, matte, printed to order.

Size

$99.00

Libra shown as a framed fine-art print in a styled room — The finished piece, shown on a wall.