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Aurora Chasing Away the Night (left part)
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Aurora Chasing Away the Night (left part)

Giovanni Battista Pasqualini · 1621 · engraving; paper

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

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

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printAurora's victory over the night'Carro dell'Aurora' (Ripa)Hours (Horae), Seasonsarmorial bearing, heraldryVilla Boncompagni Ludovisi
Credit lineAurora verjaagt de nacht (linkerdeel). 1621. Giovanni Battista Pasqualini. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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