Danaë (painting)

Danaë (painting)

Danaë being impregnated by Zeus, who comes to her in the form of golden rain (see Danaë for the explanation of this Greek myth) was a subject for several well-known paintings. Among them are
*Titian's Danaë
*Rembrandt's Danaë
*Gustav Klimt's Danaë


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