At noon, a sun beam through the hole, alit on the meridian strip. The iconography is complex, and was described by his Gabbiani’s pupil Hugford as Time raising up Arts and Sciences to the temple of glory and trampling Ignorance.
At noon, a sunbeam streamed through the opening onto the central line, casting a beam of light. The symbolic language is complex, and was interpreted by Hugford, a pupil of Gabbiani, who saw Time as elevating Arts and Sciences to a position of honor while overcoming Ignorance.