Danae
after 1554 | Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
King Acrisius of Argos locked his daughter Danaë in a tower after an oracle told him she would bear a son who would someday kill him. But Jupiter fell in love with Danaë and came down in the form of golden rain to impregnate her. Their son, Perseus, would later kill his grandfather accidentally with a discus. There are two earlier versions of this painting in Naples and Madrid, respectively, with varying additional figures.
King Acrisius of Argos locked his daughter Danaë in a tower after an oracle told him she would bear a son who would someday kill him. But Jupiter fell in love with Danaë and came down in the form of golden rain to impregnate her. Their son, Perseus, would later kill his grandfather accidentally with a discus. There are two earlier versions of this painting in Naples and Madrid, respectively, with varying additional figures.
Artist:
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) DNB
Time:
after 1554
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 135 cm × 152 cm
Framed: 171 cm × 187,5 cm × 10,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed at lower right: TITIANVS.AEQUES.CAES.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 90
Provenance
Acquired by Rudolf II. 1600