Giovanni da San Giovanni: Aurora and Tithonus

Aurora lovingly gazes down at an aged, sleeping Tithonus. Her garment is twisted around her hips, having fallen down, baring her torso. In a fold of the garment she has gathered roses. Her right arm is raised, a rose in her hand. Three roses are falling down toward Tithonus, either dropped by Aurora or fallen out of her garment.

Annotations

Aurora and Tithonus (1635). Fresco by Giovanni da San Giovanni. Museo Bardini, Florence.

Online Resources

Photo: Web Gallery of Art

Associated Passages

Ovid, Amores 1.13