Danaë
Titian1545
Museo di Capodimonte
Naples, Italy
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painting by Titian in the National Museum of Capodimonte
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
117 × 69 cm
1545
Naples, Italy
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liked it
Description
painting by Titian in the National Museum of Capodimonte
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
117 × 69 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.
