different from that of Aurora.
Her flesh-tint shall be dark, dark her mantle, dark her hair, and dark
her wings; and these shall be open, as if she were flying. She shall
hold her hands on high, and in one a white babe that is sleeping, to
represent Sleep, and in the other a black babe that appears to be
sleeping, to represent Death; for of both these she is said to be the
mother. She shall appear to be sinking with the head downwards and
wrapped in thicker shadow, and the heaven about her shall be of a
deeper blue and dotted with many stars. Her car shall be of bronze,
with the wheels divided into four spaces, to denote her four watches.
Then, on the facade opposite (namely, at the foot), even as Aurora has
on either side Tithonus and Cephalus, Night shall have Oceanus and
Atlas. Oceanus shall be painted on the right, a great figure of a man
with the beard and hair dripping and dishevelled, and both from the
beard and from the hair there shall issue here and there some heads of
dolphins. He shall be depicted as resting on a car drawn by whales,
with the Tritons all around in front of him, with their trumpets, and
also the Nymphs, and behind him some beasts of the sea; or, if not
with all these things, at least with some of them, according to the
space that you will have, which to me appears little for so much
matter. For Atlas, on the left hand, there shall be painted a mountain
with the breast, arms, and all the upper parts of a robust man,
bearded and muscular, in the act of upholding the heavens, as his
figure is generally shown. Lower down, likewise, over against the
Vigilance that we have placed opposite to Aurora, there should be
placed a figure of Sleep; but, since it appears to me better, for
several reasons, that Sleep should be over the bed, we must place in
his stead a figure of Repose. As for this Repose, I find, indeed, that
she was worshipped, and that temples were dedicated to her; but I can
by no means find how she was figured, unless her figure was that of
Security, which I do not believe, because security is a thing of the
mind and repose of the body. We must therefore figure a Repose of our
own devising, in this manner: a young maiden of pleasing aspect, who,
being weary, yet does not lie down, but sleeps seated with the head
resting on the left arm. She shall have a spear with the head lying
against her shoulder and the foot fixed in the ground, and shall let
one arm hang limply down it, and have on