Aurora (Dawn)

c. 1640

Charles Le Brun

Associated Names
Charles Le Brun

Artist, French, 1619 - 1690

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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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.18.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 4, State iii/iv

  • Series Title

    The Four Times of Day (plate 1)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • IFF (1600)

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q76337304

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