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Aurora (Reni)

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L'Aurora, or Aurora, is a large Baroque ceiling fresco painted in 1614 by Guido Reni for the garden casino adjoining the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi in Rome. It is considered Reni's fresco masterpiece. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1614 1
Medium
Fresco 1
Commissioned By
Cardinal Scipione Borghese 1
Height (metres)
2.8 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Fresco 1
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Created By

Guido Reni, Artists
Source Aurora (Reni) (Wikipedia)

In Form

Fresco, Art Forms
Source Aurora (Reni) (Wikipedia)

In Genre

Painting, Art Forms
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1. Aurora (Reni) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, first sentence
    painted in 1614 by Guido Reni
  • Lead, first sentence (medium)
    large Baroque ceiling fresco
  • Casino dell'Aurora
    commissioned by the Cardinal Scipione Borghese
  • The Aurora fresco
    is 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) tall
  • Lead section
    L'Aurora (Aurora) is a large Baroque ceiling fresco painted in 1614 by Guido Reni for the Casino, or garden house, adjacent to the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, in Rome.
  • In Form: Fresco, lead paragraph
    L'Aurora (Aurora) is a large Baroque ceiling fresco painted in 1614 by Guido Reni for the Casino, or garden house, adjacent to the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, in Rome. The work is considered Reni's fresco masterpiece.
  • Created By: Guido Reni, Lead sentence
    L'Aurora (Aurora) is a large Baroque ceiling fresco painted in 1614 by Guido Reni for the Casino, or garden house, adjacent to the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, in Rome.
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