Leda and the Swan
Item
- Title
- Leda and the Swan
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States of America. The Jack and Belle Linksy Collection. Public Domain.
- Creator
- Bachiacca (1494-1557)
- Date
- n/a
- Description
- Leda, a mortal, leans naked on her goldy lover, Jupiter in the form of a swan. The pair are hidden in a thick of trees from those in the background of the painting. Small, nude children hatch from egg shells at the feet of the lovers.
- Format
- Painting. Oil on wood. 42.9 x x 31.8 cm.
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical.
- Identifier
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1982.60.11.
- Subject
- Italian Renaissance; Renaissance painting; Leda; Jupiter; Swan; Greek mythology; Roman mythology; love.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/22/2023.
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435594
- Site pages
- Jupiter And His Conquests
- Media
Leda and the Swan