Aurora

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Aurora is a celebrated Baroque fresco by Italian painter Guido Reni, renowned for its graceful depiction of the goddess of dawn leading Apollo’s chariot across the sky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque artwork
fresco
artForm mural painting
artHistoricalPeriod early 17th century
artworkSurface ceiling
commissionedBy Cardinal Scipione Borghese
completionDate 1614
conservationStatus well preserved
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Guido Reni
creatorBirthPlace Bologna
creatorNationality Italian
depictionOrientation horizontal frieze-like procession
depicts Apollo
Apollo’s chariot
Aurora (goddess)
Hours (Horae)
linked to: Horae
depictsTimeOfDay dawn
genre mythological painting
hasPart figure of Apollo
figure of Aurora
four horses
procession of Hours
hasPerspective illusionistic foreshortening
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Italy
iconographicTheme triumph of light over darkness
inception 1614
influenced later Baroque ceiling painting
inspiredBy classical mythology
languageOfTitle Italian
locatedInBuilding Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi
location Casino dell’Aurora
locationCity Rome
locationCountry Italy
mainSubject goddess of dawn
solar chariot
materialUsed fresco technique
movement Baroque
notableFor graceful depiction of movement
illusionistic ceiling decoration
partOf decoration program of Casino dell’Aurora
patronage Borghese family
startTime 1613
styleCharacteristic balanced composition
clear, luminous color
idealized figures
titleInEnglish Aurora
titleInItalian Aurora
usesTechnique chiaroscuro

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