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Lot 187:
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Keywords: Baroque period, chiaroscuro painting, allegorical female nude, Flemish realism, 17th century art, mythological subject, Zeus and Danae, historical symbolism, Perseus origin story, European old master
Attributed to the Flemish School, this oil on panel painting dates to the late 17th or early 18th century and depicts the mythological figure Danaë. According to Greek mythology, Danaë was the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos. After learning of a prophecy that he would be killed by a grandson, Acrisius imprisoned his daughter in a bronze chamber. However, Zeus overcame these defenses, visiting Danaë in the form of a golden shower and conceiving the hero Perseus.
Art: 27 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (69.9 x 95.3 cm.), Frame: 33 x 44 in. (83.8 x 111.8 cm.) approx
ID 10
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