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Leda and the Swan

c. 1846–83

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The story

The pose follows Michelangelo's lost Leda, known from copies made after a cartoon a pupil took to France in the 1530s.

Source, Cleveland Museum of Art

Object details

Title: Leda and the Swan
Artist: Adolphe Yvon
Date: c. 1846–83
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Charcoal and gouache with pastel
Object type: Drawings
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line: Image source clevelandart.org. License CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0).
Object number: EFA.0290
Original image: 3000 × 2157 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Adolphe Yvon. Leda and the Swan. c. 1846–83. Cleveland Museum of Art. Image source clevelandart.org. License CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0). In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0290/