Danaë
c. 1623
Framed: 202.5 x 270 x 9 cm (79 3/4 x 106 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 162 x 228.5 cm (63 3/4 x 89 15/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.101
Danaë’s father feared a prophecy that his grandson would kill him, so he imprisoned his daughter to protect her from suitors. Yet Jupiter, king of the gods, fell in love with Danaë, and he came to her in the form of gold streaming from the sky. Gentileschi adopted Caravaggio’s...
Painting
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accession
1971.101
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Terms
Culture
Italy, 17th century
Technique
oil on canvas
Medium
oil on canvas
Genre
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Relations
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