Weergave van Guido Reni's Aurora
Raphael Morghen
1771 - 1833
Medium
squared
Dimensions
830; 390
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we explore the intricate world of reproductive art. *Weergave van Guidoeni's Aurora* by Raphael Morghen (1–1833) is a preparatory design for an engraving, capturing the radiant Baroque fresco *Aurora* by Guidoeni (1575–1642). Reni's original masterpiece, painted around 1613–1614 on the ceiling of Rome's Casino Rospigliosi, the goddess of dawn driving her celestial chariot across the heavens, surrounded by the Hours in a swirl of mythological grace and luminous color. Morghen's rendition preserves this dynamic composition in a squared drawing format, measur...