Alegoría de la Noche, Zacarías González Velázquez, 1818

The work represents diana, goddess of the moon, while she covers night with her mantle, whose little genie launches her arrows at morpheus, who is dozing with his poppies in his hand. The genie of the evening star flies over him, holding an owl, a symbol of the night, while a nymph throws the dew on the earth. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: 1818. Dimensions: height: 308 cm (10.1 ft); width: 375 cm (12.3 ft). Medium: tempera on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Alegoría de la Noche, de Zacarías González Velázquez (Museo del Prado)