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Dawn Goddess

Goddess of Dawn Mythology scene Artwork Aurora in white toga smelling a flower.
Goddess of Dawn Mythology scene Artwork Aurora in white toga smelling a flower.

Goddess of Dawn Mythology scene Artwork Aurora in white toga smelling a flower.

By Jean Louis Hamon

Located in Miami, FL

Jean Louis Hamon artfully presents the mythological subject: Aurora the Goddess of Dawn. She is dressed in a flowing toga, standing on a large leaf and smelling the sweetness of a fl...

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1860s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660
'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660

'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660

Located in Knokke, BE

A Story of the Painting: 'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' In a serene forest bathed in the soft light of dawn, Diana, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, stands poised and regal.

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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Egg Tempera, Wood Panel

Ascension Oil Painting, Spiritual Surrealism, Gold Leaf, Signed, 20x16 in
Ascension Oil Painting, Spiritual Surrealism, Gold Leaf, Signed, 20x16 in

Ascension Oil Painting, Spiritual Surrealism, Gold Leaf, Signed, 20x16 in

By Kristy Gordon

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Here the figure of Christ has been replaced by a dark-haired female figure driving a chariot through the sky, perhaps in reference to Aurora, the Greek goddess of dawn. A dark-robed ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

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Gold Leaf

'Aurora', Baroque, Classical, Mythological Oil, Guido Reni, Quirinal, Rome
'Aurora', Baroque, Classical, Mythological Oil, Guido Reni, Quirinal, Rome

'Aurora', Baroque, Classical, Mythological Oil, Guido Reni, Quirinal, Rome

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

The fresco shows Aurora, goddess of the dawn, bringing forth a new day as she leads the way for Apollo, god of light, who follows behind in his golden quadriga or four-horse chariot.

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1850s Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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L'Aurora
L'Aurora

(After) Guido ReniL'Aurora, Circa 1850

Unavailable

H 48.5 in W 92 in D 2.5 in

L'Aurora

By (After) Guido Reni

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Guido Reni’s masterpiece L’Aurora was executed in 1614, and the striking image is as powerful today as it would have been to a viewer at the beginning of the 17th Century. Aurora, th...

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19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Eos

Fabio ModicaEos, 2016

Unavailable

H 79 in W 90 in D 1.5 in

Eos

By Fabio Modica

Located in Asheville, NC

This one is titled EOS after the goddess of the dawn and she radiates with the aura of the sun.

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900
Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900

Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900

By Miklos Zsolnay

Located in Chicago, IL

Zsolnay would become well-known in the 1880s for its exceptional achievements in architectural ceramics, and world-renowned in the 1890s with its development of a multi-coloured, iri...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Ceramic

L' Aurora - 19th Century Italian Figurative Oil Painting
L' Aurora - 19th Century Italian Figurative Oil Painting

L' Aurora - 19th Century Italian Figurative Oil Painting

By (After) Guido Reni

Located in London, GB

Guido Reni’s masterpiece L’Aurora was executed in 1614, and the striking image is as powerful today as it would have been to a viewer at the beginning of the 17th Century. Aurora, th...

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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aurora (Goddess of Dawn)

Aurora (Goddess of Dawn)

By Felice Sharp

Located in Atlanta, GA

Mixed media on plexi (framed)

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Plexiglass

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"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"

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By Cyprien Eugène Boulet

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style

Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style

By Victor Horta

Located in Lisse, NL

Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...

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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Bronze

My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting
My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting

My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This superb British exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson. The influence of Lord Frederick Leighton and the Italian Renaissance can easily be seen....

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1910s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China

Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China

Located in Edison, NJ

This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Multi-gemstone

"The Boy, Moses" illustration for Children of the Bible in Good Housekeeping
"The Boy, Moses" illustration for Children of the Bible in Good Housekeeping

"The Boy, Moses" illustration for Children of the Bible in Good Housekeeping

By Newell Convers Wyeth

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The present work was reproduced as an illustration for Bruce Barton's story "The Boy Who Established a Nation," published in the February 1929 issue of Good Housekeeping. Part of an ...

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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers
Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers

Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers

By Christoffel Lubieniecki

Located in Amsterdam, NL

CHRISTOFFEL LUBIENIECKI (1659-1729) Pair of portraits of a gentleman and a lady, both in silk kimono, before a country house (circa 1680) Indistinctly signed “C.......” on a box u...

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1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French painting portrait Bearded italian man oil canvas Second half 18th century
French painting portrait Bearded italian man oil canvas Second half 18th century

French painting portrait Bearded italian man oil canvas Second half 18th century

Located in PARIS, FR

French school of the second half of the 18th century Oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm (57 x 49 cm with the frame) Very beautiful frame in gilded wood from the Louix XVI period with decoratio...

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Late 18th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait

Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait

Located in Harkstead, GB

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian clergyman. Frederick Frith (1819-1871) The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat Inscribed to t...

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Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

At the Mirror
At the Mirror

At the Mirror

By Frederick Carl Frieseke

Located in New Orleans, LA

the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Painting by Jean Carolus, Belgium Romanticism
19th Century Painting by Jean Carolus, Belgium Romanticism

19th Century Painting by Jean Carolus, Belgium Romanticism

By Jean Carolus

Located in Dublin, IE

Artist: Jean Carolus Painted: 1862 Medium: Oil on board Interior Scene Period: Romanticism Signed & Dated: Lower left J. Carolus 1862 Dimensions: H: 24 3/4 / 62.8 cm W: 18 3/4...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Psyche at Her Bath: Unique Museum-Grade Hand-Embroidered Silk Tapestry, 1/1
Psyche at Her Bath: Unique Museum-Grade Hand-Embroidered Silk Tapestry, 1/1

Psyche at Her Bath: Unique Museum-Grade Hand-Embroidered Silk Tapestry, 1/1

By Alexander Anisimov

Located in Hong Kong, HK

"Psyche at Her Bath": A Neoclassical 1/1 Masterpiece. This Statement Piece defines Quiet Luxury. Unique Contemporary Fiber Art, hand-embroidered in silk. VIP White-Glove delivery fro...

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2010s Spanish Neoclassical Tapestries

Materials

Silk

18th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting of the Trojan War: Briseis & Achilles
18th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting of the Trojan War: Briseis & Achilles

18th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting of the Trojan War: Briseis & Achilles

By James Thornhill

Located in London, GB

James Thornhill (1674-1735) Oil on canvas 12 x 14 inches; 16 ½ x 18 ½ in. Inc. frame The subject matter and inclusion of herms on both sides shows the influence of Louis Laguerre (...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Polpo Hand-blown glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani
Polpo Hand-blown glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani

Polpo Hand-blown glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani

$1,985 / item

H 13.78 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in

Polpo Hand-blown glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani

By Simone Crestani

Located in Milan, IT

Polpo is a hand-blown glass sculpture that captures the fluidity and grace of an octopus. "Light and silent, the sinuous movements of the octopus seem domesticated and united with th...

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2010s Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze entitled "Diana" by Pierre Le Faguays
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze entitled "Diana" by Pierre Le Faguays

Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze entitled "Diana" by Pierre Le Faguays

By Pierre Le Faguays

Located in London, GB

An iconic early 20th Century Art Deco bronze figure of Diana the huntress dressed in a tunic with her hand lifted above her head releasing her bow. Exhibiting excellent rich green pa...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Solebury Valley"
"Solebury Valley"

"Solebury Valley"

By William Langson Lathrop

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Signed lower right. Complemented by a period frame. William L. Lathrop (1859-1938) Deemed “Father of the New Hope Art Colony”, William Langson Lathrop was born in Warren, Illino...

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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland
Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland

Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland

$655,000

H 11.23 in W 5.01 in D 4.73 in

Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz, Switzerland

Located in New York, NY

PINK FLUORITE ON SMOKY QUARTZ Tiefengletscher, Furka, Uri, Switzerland 28.5 cm tall x 12.7 cm wide In the mineral kingdom there are hierarchies, not all of them actually correct. Bu...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Swiss Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

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Dawn Goddess For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate dawn goddess for your needs in our varied inventory. Making the right choice when shopping for a dawn goddess may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right dawn goddess for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, black and brown. Finding an appealing dawn goddess — no matter the origin — is easy, but Oliver Hazard Benson, Jean Louis Hamon, Gustav Klimt, Oliver Hazard and Derek Overfield each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, acrylic paint and synthetic resin paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large dawn goddess can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller dawn goddess, measuring 14 high and 11 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Dawn Goddess?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a dawn goddess in our inventory may begin at $2,045 and can go as high as $112,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,800.

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