Allegorical Scene with Aurora
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-236-34
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Allegorical Scene with Aurora***Jacques Fouquet (French, active 168–1704), 1707–44, Print* Smithsonian American Art Museum into the luminous world of Jacques Fouquet's *Allegorical Scene with Aurora a captivating French print from the early 18th century. Fouquet, active during the vibrant late Baroque era, crafted this work—likely produced posthumously between 1707 and 1744—as an intricate engraving that embodies the period's love for allegory. Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, center stage, symbolizing renewal, light, and the triumph of day over night. Such mythological scenes were p...