Mosaic: Aurora and Cephalus

Aurora (Greek: Eos) gazes down at Cephalus who lies across her lap. Aurora's right arm is draped across Cephalus's body, her right hand grasping his left hip. She is dressed in a long gown gathered at the right shoulder. A drape billows behind the couple forming a halo before threading under Cephalus's left arm. Cephalus is shown nude.

Aurora and Cephalus (1868-74). Moasic in the ceiling of the forward foyer of the Paris Opéra, by Paul-Alfred de Curzon with Salviati and Facchina. 9' 2 1/4" x 61 inches.

Online Resources
Photo: Stephen Gjertson
Associated Passages
Ovid, Amores 1.13