Danae, Mother of Perseus, Danae being possessed by Zeus through the golden rain. This painting is a variation upon the scene from the Poesie series, in which the other figure in the painting is shown at a different angle and holding an elaborate platter to catch the golden rain., c. 1554

 Item — Box: 214
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s21-i0408

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Danae, Mother of Perseus, Danae being possessed by Zeus through the golden rain. This painting is a variation upon the scene from the Poesie series, in which the other figure in the painting is shown at a different angle and holding an elaborate platter to catch the golden rain.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TITI.0394; Public Notes: The print is hand numbered on the front "1732." The information on the back includes a copyright stamp (all rights reserved) from Kunsterlag Wolfram in Vienna, a red "signed work" label (opera firmata), and handwriting as follows: "c. 1554 Tiziano Kunst Hist. Vienna 174."

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1554

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Mythology; Acrisius; Golden ra; Danae; Perseus; School: Venice; Style period: High Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 7.9; Image width (in.): 8.9in

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: yellowing; Print type: black and white; Support: canvas

General

Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription translation text type:

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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