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Etching of a mythological scene: a chariot and horses, a flying cupid, and a reclining nude man with a dog in the foreground, with Latin text below.

Aurora and Cephalus, etching after Annibale Carracci

An engraved mythological scene within a decorative border shows a chariot drawn by horses, with a winged cupid flying above and draped figures in the upper left. In the foreground a nude man reclines on the ground beside a crouching dog, and Latin inscriptions appear in the lower margin.

Artist
Annibale Carracci
Date
[between 1670 and 1679?]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2562 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1689.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Rome and Ancient Greecebaroqueengravingprintetchingmythologynude figurechariotgreek mythologyauroracupidannibale carracci

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