Apollo in his Chariot preceded by Aurora (after Guido Reni)
Franco Rainaldi
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
690 mm (H); 1050 mm (W)
Place of origin
Florence
Order this imageCollection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 836612
Summary
Print, engraving, Apollo in his Chariot preceded by Aurora (after Guido Reni) by Franco Rainaldi. Engraving with mythical scene depicting the Apollo (representing Sun and Day) on a chariot chasing Diana (as Moon and Night) accompanied by the Hours or Nymphs OR prceded by Aurora (Dawn). Apollo (Helios), surrounded by maidens against a golden backdrop, accompanined by Phosphorus holding a torch drives, his sister, Diana (Selene) into the darkness. Engraving of 'Aurora' 1613 - 1614 in the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, Rome.
Makers and roles
Franco Rainaldi, engraver Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642), artist Pietro Ermini (1774 - 1850), artist