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Apollo and Aurora (right part)

Giovanni Battista Pasqualini · 1622 - c. 1634 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Apollo the Sun God sits on his chariot drawn forward by four horses. Around him dance the Horae, the goddesses of the seasons. Before him float a putto with a torch and Aurora. Scattering flowers Aurora drives away the night and brings the dawn. Center bottom a coat of arms. Inscription and two-line text in Latin in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Hours (Horae), Seasons Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi

Credit lineApollo en Aurora (rechterdeel). 1622 - c. 1634. Giovanni Battista Pasqualini. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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