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The image depicts a male figure with goat-like legs and a human upper body holding a staff. Beside him is a female figure holding an infant. In the background to the left, there is a rooster with the word "Aurora" written. To the right are trees and a large amphora. The setting is outdoors in a natural landscape. The drawing style is detailed with fine lines and shading.
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The image depicts a male figure with goat-like legs and a human upper body holding a staff. Beside him is a female figure holding an infant. In the background to the left, there is a rooster with the word "Aurora" written. To the right are trees and a large amphora. The setting is outdoors in a natural landscape. The drawing style is detailed with fine lines and shading.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aurora (Dawn)

Charles Le Brun

Date
c. 1640
Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.1 x 23.5 cm (7 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.) sheet: 18.9 x 24 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2007.18.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Four Times of Day (plate 1)

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • allegory
  • engraving
Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Inscription

upper left in image: AURORA; across lower edge: LeBrun in fecti P. Mariette le fils excud. cum Privel. Regis

NGA object ID 138516. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.