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The iconography was designed both to glorify the Aldobrandini family and to express their philosophical and religious ideas. Apollo was not just the god of the sun, music, poetry and art, but by extension the light of reason, and the frescoes express the triumph of reason.
Although Domenichino’s preparatory drawings for this scene survive, by the time work began on the fresco he was busy with other projects, and much of the actual painting was left to assistants.
Title
Apollo slaying Coronis
Date
1616-18
Medium
Fresco, transferred to canvas and mounted on board
Measurements
H 199.4 x W 89.5 cm
Accession number
NG6284
Acquisition method
Bought, 1958
Work type
Painting
