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Painting of a laurel-crowned god reclining on red drapery, arm raised, as a kneeling youth in a brown cloak looks up at him amid clouds and onlookers.

Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun

A radiant, laurel-crowned young god reclines on a gilded seat draped in red cloth, extending one arm upward while a kneeling youth in a brown cloak gazes up at him. Women and a bearded figure gather in clouds beneath a sky with a curved arc of light, in an oil painting with luminous flesh tones.

Artist
Johann Michael Rottmayr
Date
c. 1695
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1087 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Jacob S. Sherman

Español: Apolo concede a Faetón conducir el carro del Sol

Un joven dios radiante, coronado de laurel, reposa en un asiento dorado cubierto con tela roja, extendiendo un brazo hacia arriba mientras un joven arrodillado, con capa parda, lo mira. Mujeres y una figura barbada se reúnen entre nubes bajo un cielo con un arco de luz curvo, en una pintura al óleo de tonos luminosos.

Português: Apolo concedendo a Faetonte a condução do carro do Sol

Um jovem deus radiante, coroado de louros, repousa sobre um assento dourado coberto por tecido vermelho, estendendo um braço para cima enquanto um jovem ajoelhado, com manto marrom, o observa. Mulheres e uma figura barbada reúnem-se entre nuvens sob um céu com um arco de luz curvo, em uma pintura a óleo de tons luminosos.

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