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Danaë
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Danaë

Giovanni Contarini
c. 1570–1600
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The story

Warned by an oracle that his grandson would kill him, King Acrisius of Argos locked his daughter Danaë in a bronze chamber. Zeus reached her anyway as a shower of golden rain, and she bore Perseus, who in time killed Acrisius by accident.

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Object details

Title
Danaë
Artist
Giovanni Contarini
Date
c. 1570–1600
Culture
Not recorded
Medium
Oil on canvas
Object type
Paintings
Collection
Galleria Sabauda, Turin
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0591
Original image
3000 × 2316 px
Source record
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License evidence
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