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
The Getty hopes to have "Danaë" installed with "Lot and His Daughters" by the end of February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2016
Wellington’s stash included The Water Seller of Seville, by Velázquez, and now Danaë, the most glamorous of old master paintings.
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
In that strange boat Danaë sat with her little son.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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