Danaë and the golden rain

Title

Danaë and the golden rain

Draughtsman

• Leonaert Bramer

Recto

Danaë and the golden rain

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• study

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet oben mittig mit der zugehörigen Inventarnummer (mit Bleistift); daneben: [unleserlich]

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Danae

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Ovid

Illustrated Passage

• Ovid: Metamorphosen

Primary

• 92B1217 Jupiter wooing Danae; she is usually lying in bed receiving a shower of gold
• 31AA14(+56) human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude - AA - female human figure (+ lying)
• 41A761 bed