Danae, C.1623
by Orazio Gentileschi
Title
Danae, C.1623
Artist
Orazio Gentileschi
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
Danäe’s father feared a prophecy that his grandson would kill him, so he imprisoned his daughter to protect her from suitors. Yet Jupiter, king of the gods, fell in love with Danäe, and he came to her
in the form of gold streaming from the sky.
Gentileschi adopted Caravaggio’s method of painting directly from models, pulled to the front of the picture plane, which gives the painting a startling, tangible quality. However, the graceful way he handled paint and human gestures lend the work a poetic quality unique to the artist.
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January 18th, 2023
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