Apollo in his Chariot preceded by Aurora (after Guido Reni)
after Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
610 mm (H)991 mm (W)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 930304
Summary
Print, engraving, Apollo in his Chariot gilding the Sky, preceded by Aurora, after Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642). Latin inscription: QUADRIJUGIS INVECTUS EQUIS SOL AUREUS EXIT/ CUI SEPTEM VARIIS CIRCUMSTAT VESTIBUS HORAE/LUCIFER ANTEVOLAT RAPIDI FUGE LAMPADA SOLIS/ AURAORA UMBRARUM VICTRIX NE VICTA RECEDAS /. An engraving of the famous fresco of 'Aurora' 1613 - 1614 in the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, Rome. Apollo (Helios), surrounded by maidens against a golden backdrop, accompanined by Phosphorus holding a torch, drives his sister, Diana (Selene) into the darkness OR is preceded by Aurora (Dawn).
Marks and inscriptions
(in Latin)
Makers and roles
after Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642), artist