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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aurora canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
ⓘ
fresco ⓘ |
| artForm | mural painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | ceiling ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Scipione Borghese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1614 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Guido Reni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Bologna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| depictionOrientation | horizontal frieze-like procession ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo’s chariot NERFINISHED ⓘ Aurora (goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hours (Horae) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Casino dell’Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1613 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
balanced composition
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clear, luminous color ⓘ idealized figures ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
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