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Classic masters
Danaë
Orazio Gentileschi, 1623
Gold streams from the sky towards Danaë in Gentileschi's tactile, quietly poetic telling of an ancient myth.
CHF 99.00
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About this artwork
Danaë's father feared a prophecy that his grandson would one day kill him, so he shut his daughter away to keep suitors from her. Jupiter, king of the gods, fell in love with her all the same and came to her as gold streaming from the sky. Gentileschi followed Caravaggio's approach of painting directly from models, bringing them close to the front of the picture. This gives the scene a startling, tangible presence. Yet the graceful handling of paint and gesture adds a poetic quality that is distinctly his own. It is oil on canvas, painted around 1623.
On your wall: Its warm, golden subject suits a living room, study or bedroom where a classical, quietly dramatic picture can bring a sense of history and intimacy.
- Title
- Danaë
- Artist
- Orazio Gentileschi
- Year
- 1623
- Style
- Classic masters
- Shape
- Landscape
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Orazio Gentileschi
Orazio Gentileschi was an Italian painter, born in the Republic of Florence. He began his career in Rome, where he worked in a Mannerist style. Much of his early work involved painting the figures within decorative schemes designed by other artists, a collaborative way of working that shaped his beginnings as a painter.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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