It somehow seems that a composition featuring a woman holding a bat (not the type used for cricket or baseball) would not be a very popular choice for a cameo subject, yet the Sixth Hour of the Day, representing the time when these creatures emerge from their daytime hideouts to do their nighttime hunting, may appear more frequently than any of her sisters. Certainly a goodly number of examples were found in preparing for this article. The bat in her right hand we understand
; bats emerge at dusk. The meaning of the plant or flowers she holds in her left would have been evident in Raphael's time but their significance seems to have become lost by the time Killikelly was answering Curious Questions and others were writing up their interpretations of the symbolism of the Hours; the contents of the left hand go unmentioned. It is undoubtedly vegetation the Renaissance viewer identified with twilight, perhaps because the flowers opened then, perhaps an herb that became especially pungent at that time.
Filippo Tignani applied his skill to this Hour, as well as to her sister, the Third Hour of the Day.
She appears on earrings regularly.
One artisan devoted an entire filigree bracelet to her.
Evidently this carver was not so fond of bats,
while this one found them quite endearing.
This one thought she would look better with feathered wings.
And this one gave her the Aurora treatment, very similar to a couple of examples that can be seen under the First Hour of the Day.
