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GUERCINO (b. 1591, Cento, d. 1666, Bologna) |
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Ceiling painting1621Tempera Casino dell'Aurora, Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, Rome | |
The picture shows the ceiling of the Sala dell'Aurora, the central room on the ground floor. It was painted by Guercino depicting Aurora on Her Triumphal Chariot. This composition was a deliberate response to Guido Reni's Aurora in the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi in Rome. Guercino's coworker was Agostino Tassi who was responsible for the architecture (quadratura) painted in fresco technique. (Guercino painted in tempera instead of fresco.) |
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