Leda and the Swan
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Waar is „Leda and the Swan” nu? Collectie: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Nu niet te zien. Gecontroleerd 12 oktober 2026.
Cleveland, Verenigde Staten
Het hoort bij de collectie, maar is momenteel niet tentoongesteld.
- Gecontroleerd
- Ongewijzigd sinds
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het werk
In the late 1520s Michelangelo made a painting depicting Leda and the swan, a mythological story in which Zeus assumes the form of a swan to seduce the mortal woman Leda, producing two children with her. Michelangelo’s version was undeniably more erotic and sensuous than most previous treatments of the subject, as well as more famous. Although the original was lost, several copies of the composition were made from a cartoon (full-scale drawing) that was taken to France by one of Michelangelo’s pupils in the 1530s. This drawing by Adolphe Yvon suggests that Michelangelo’s distinctive sensual rendering of the subject persisted into the 1800s.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 2015.451
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Afbeelding: Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
