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Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle
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Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle was created by Antonio da Correggio in 1531-1532. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 163.5 cm × 70.5 cm (64.4 in × 27.8 in). Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle is about Zeus turning into an eagle and abducting Ganymede. The reason why Zeus abducted Ganymede was his great beauty. And then, Zeus took him to Olympus. Ganymede later became Zeus' cupbearer. In Greek legend, Ganymede as the son of Tros, and king of Troy.
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- file size384 KB
- creatorAntonio da Correggio
- creditGould, Cecil Hilton Monk. The Paintings of Correggio. London: Faber and Faber, 1976.
- rightsKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
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