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Aurora Chases Away the Night

Giovanni Battista Pasqualini · 1621 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Aurora sowing flowers rides in her chariot drawn by two horses. Every morning Aurora drives away the night and brings the dawn. Hovering before her are the Horae, the goddesses of the seasons. On the right, Aurora's husband Tithonus watches her. Inscription in the lower margin and a coat of arms in the center bottom.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Aurora's victory over the night 'Carro dell'Aurora' (Ripa)Hours (Horae), Seasons armorial bearing, heraldry Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi

Credit lineAurora verjaagt de nacht. 1621. Giovanni Battista Pasqualini. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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