Image:Aurora Greek Goddess.jpg
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18th Century Francesco de Mura Aurora, goddess of the morning and Tithonus, Prince of Troy [Aurora e Titone] Unknown Oil on canvas 128 x 154 cm [HxW] Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Napoli
This is an allegory of the eternal alternation of day and night. In Greek mythology Aurora, the goddess of dawn, rose from her bed every morning leaving her aged husband Titone shielding his eyes from the morning light which flows from her torch. The clouds of night roll away and the horizon lightens. A group of maidens scatter flowers.Less frivolous than many of his Rococo contemporaries, de Mura’s painting anticipates some aspects of Neo classicism.
http://www.theitalians.com.au/theitalians/Detail.cfm?IRN=161266
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in the United States (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.).
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