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Oval ceiling painting of a sun-god in a chariot with horses rising through a golden sky, with figures in shadow below.

Allegory of Dawn

An oval ceiling painting in grand Baroque style showing a radiant sun-god driving horses across a golden sky, with a winged figure and a torch-bearing figure in blue drapery. Below, shadowed figures and a seated personification near the lower left suggest the transition from night to day.

Artist
Gerard de Lairesse
Date
1673-1677
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 1799 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1677.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Alegoría del amanecer

Una pintura de techo oval en estilo barroco grandioso muestra a un dios del sol radiante conduciendo caballos por un cielo dorado, con una figura alada y otra que sostiene una antorcha con ropajes azules. Abajo, figuras en sombra y una personificación sentada en la parte inferior izquierda sugieren el paso de la noche al día.

Português: Alegoria da Aurora

Uma pintura de teto oval em estilo barroco grandioso mostra um deus do sol radiante conduzindo cavalos por um céu dourado, com uma figura alada e outra que segura uma tocha, vestida de azul. Embaixo, figuras na sombra e uma personificação sentada à esquerda sugerem a passagem da noite para o dia.

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