Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Danae

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Time Period

After 1554

Abstract

Between 1553 and 1554 Titian executed for the Habsburgs two "mythological fables" of clearly erotic intent, the Danae and the Venus and Adonis, both now in the Prado, Madrid. The Danae is really a variation on a canvas painted ten years earlier for the Farnese family. With greater fidelity to Ovid's text, the Cupid has now been replaced by the elderly nurse who attempts to use her apron to gather the shower of gold into which Jupiter had transformed himself in order to possess the young woman.

Keywords

Vienna, Austria, Style: Italian High Renaissance, School: High Renaissance, Movement: Renaissance, Italian, Painting; Danae;, Painting

Alt Text

A woman reclines on a bed with white sheets, while a figure holding a lyre sits beside her. The background features dark clouds and a red curtain.

Geographic Location

Vienna, Austria

Rights

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-LIF0518

Danae

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