| Title: | |
Danae |
| Artist: | |
Klimt, Gustav [Austrian, 1862-1918] |
| Year: | |
1907-08 |
| Material: | |
Oil on Canvas |
| Dimensions: | |
77 x 83 cm |
| Where: | |
Private Collection in Graz |
| Notes: | |
Danae, seemingly underwater, with her thighs drawn up. Gold and silver seminal flow rising between her legs.
The legend is about Danae mating with Zeus in the form of a gold shower to conceive Perseus ... all depicted here. The eroticism is intentional: red hair, etc. The small block rectangle is Klimt's way of reducing maleness to an abstract symbol. |
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