Danaë (Correggio)
| Danaë | |
|---|---|
Correggio | |
| Year | c. 1531 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 161 cm × 193 cm (63 in × 76 in) |
| Location | Galleria Borghese, Rome |
Danaë is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist
Correggio, executed around 1531 and now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome
.
History
The work was commissioned by the
Palazzo Te of Mantua
. After Federico's death it went to Spain.
In 1584 the painter
Odescalchi, Duke of Bracciano, then by the French regent Philippe II of Orléans
.
Together with most of the Orléans family collection, in 1792 it was sold to England, where it was owned by the Duke of Bridgewater and Henry Hope, until, in 1827, it was acquired in Paris by Prince Camillo Borghese for his Roman collection.[1]
Analysis
The painting portrays the Greek mythological figure
Jupiter reached her in the form of a gold rain and made her mother to Perseus
.
Correggio portrays Danaë lying on a bed, while a child Eros undresses her as gold rains from a cloud. At the foot of the bed, two putti are testing gold and lead arrows against a touchstone.
See also
- Danaë (Rembrandt painting)
- Danaë (Klimt painting)
- Danaë (Titian series)
References
- ^ Arthur Ewart Popham, Correggio's Drawings, London 1957, cat. nn. 82–83.