Cephalus and Aurora
Artist
Francesco Furini
(Italian, 1603 - 1646)
Date1625
Object number58.0060
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions91 × 75 in. (231.1 × 190.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
On View
Not on viewDescriptionAccording to Greek mythology, Cupid caused Aurora, the goddess of dawn, to fall in love obsessively with the mortal hunter Cephalus. Amidst a flurry of flowers, Aurora lands on a boulder and gazes longingly at his slumbering body. One naked child sprinkles the earth with dew from a glass jug while another blows away the darkness of the night. Soon, Aurora will carry Cephalus away. For now, he rests with his hand suggestively gripping his ivory sash. A mischevious Cupid grins at the viewer behind Cephalus, and points to Aurora as he oversees the havoc he has wreaked.
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