Danaë
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Later it gave no explanation, apart from the owner having decided against selling "Danaë," painted when the Austrian artist was just 19, at this time.
From Reuters • May 17, 2017
"Danaë," the pagan delight, is the most dramatic of the three — a full-throated stylistic homage to the inventive genius of Caravaggio, eight years Gentileschi's junior and a close friend in Rome.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2016
The first mythological picture Titian sent Philip II was a new version of Danaë.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2015
Of the 59 works on view, about half of which are from the medieval period, the Danaë painting is one of only two that does not picture a Christian theme.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2010
He seems to have taken no notice of the mother and son for a long time, but at last Danaë attracted his attention.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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