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 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
clear, luminous color
idealized figures
titleInEnglish Aurora NERFINISHED
titleInItalian Aurora NERFINISHED
usesTechnique chiaroscuro

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Guido Reni notableWork Aurora