The Venetian painter Titian and his workshop made at least six versions of the same composition showing Danaë (or Danaë and the Shower of Gold), painted between about 1544 and the 1560s. The scene is based on the mythological princess Danaë, as – very briefly – recounted by the Roman poet Ovid, and at greater length by Boccaccio. She was isolated in a bronze tower following a prophecy that her firstborn would eventually kill her father. Although aware of the consequences, Danaë was seduced and became pregnant by Zeus (in Roman mythology Jupiter), who, inflamed by lust, descended from Mount Olympus to seduce her in the form of a shower of gold. Though the composition, especially the main figure, is essentially the same, the six or more versions vary considerably. The major surviving versions are in Naples, London, Madrid, Vienna, Chicago, and St. Petersburg. The voluptuous figure of Danaë, with legs half spread, hardly changes, and was probably traced from a studio drawing or version. Her bed and its hangings are another constant. Other elements vary considerably; the first version, now in Naples, was painted between 1544–46, and is the only one with a figure of Cupid at the right, rather than an old woman catching the shower of gold. She is a different figure at each appearance, though the pose in the Hermitage follows the Prado version. The small dog resting at Danaë's side in the Prado and Chicago versions is generally absent. The works influenced the compositions of many artists including Rembrandt, Anthony van Dyck and Gustav Klimt, who all painted versions of the scene. Giorgio Vasari recounts a visit with Michelangelo to Titian's studio, where they saw the original in progress. Michelangelo praised Titian's use of colour in the Madrid painting, though later, in private, he was critical of Titian's draftsmanship. (en)
Danae – obraz renesansowego malarza weneckiego Tycjana, powstały w latach 1545–1546. Przechowywany jest w Museo di Capodimonte w Neapolu. Istnieją także trzy późniejsze wersje dzieła: z lat 1553–1554 (obecnie w muzeum w Prado i Ermitażu) i z 1554 (w Muzeum Historii Sztuki w Wiedniu). (pl)
Danaë benämns en serie oljemålningar av den italienske renässanskonstnären Tizian. Konstnärens motivval var mycket omtyckt (jämför Venus från Urbino) och han fick beställningar på kopior; det finns åtminstone sex versioner som alla utfördes omkring 1550. De är idag utställda på museum i Neapel, London, Madrid, Wien, Chicago och Sankt Petersburg. (sv)
Даная — героиня мифологического сюжета, к которому Тициан Вечеллио обращался как минимум пять раз. (ru)
Danae – obraz renesansowego malarza weneckiego Tycjana, powstały w latach 1545–1546. Przechowywany jest w Museo di Capodimonte w Neapolu. Istnieją także trzy późniejsze wersje dzieła: z lat 1553–1554 (obecnie w muzeum w Prado i Ermitażu) i z 1554 (w Muzeum Historii Sztuki w Wiedniu). (pl)
Danaë benämns en serie oljemålningar av den italienske renässanskonstnären Tizian. Konstnärens motivval var mycket omtyckt (jämför Venus från Urbino) och han fick beställningar på kopior; det finns åtminstone sex versioner som alla utfördes omkring 1550. De är idag utställda på museum i Neapel, London, Madrid, Wien, Chicago och Sankt Petersburg. (sv)
Даная — героиня мифологического сюжета, к которому Тициан Вечеллио обращался как минимум пять раз. (ru)
The Venetian painter Titian and his workshop made at least six versions of the same composition showing Danaë (or Danaë and the Shower of Gold), painted between about 1544 and the 1560s. The scene is based on the mythological princess Danaë, as – very briefly – recounted by the Roman poet Ovid, and at greater length by Boccaccio. She was isolated in a bronze tower following a prophecy that her firstborn would eventually kill her father. Although aware of the consequences, Danaë was seduced and became pregnant by Zeus (in Roman mythology Jupiter), who, inflamed by lust, descended from Mount Olympus to seduce her in the form of a shower of gold. (en)