Danaë
Titian1549
Apsley House
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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painting by Titian in Apsley House
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
187 × 204.5 cm
1549
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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liked it
Description
painting by Titian in Apsley House
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
187 × 204.5 cm
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The scene is based on the mythological princess Danaë, as – very briefly – recounted by the Roman poet Ovid, and at greater length by Boccaccio. She was isolated in a bronze tower following a prophecy that her firstborn would eventually kill her father.
