The work was part of a series executed by Correggio for Federico II Gonzaga in Mantua, about the loves of Jupiter Silvia Bianchi considers this plate to be by Nicolas Beatrizet and thinks it is the original version. Ganymede is usually represented as a youth, but Rembrandt shows him as a baby and shows Jupiter snatching the boy while in eagle form. The little boy is quite obviously scared. Title: The Rape of Ganymede; Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz. Royal Academy of Arts. The Rape of Ganymede is the story of Jupiter's abduction of the most handsome mortal, the Trojan prince Ganymede, who came to serve as cupbearer to the gods. A black eagle soars into the clouds with a naked youth clutched in its talons. Long thought to be a copy of Michelangelo's marvelous drawing "The Rape of Ganymede," the version now at the Fogg Museum of Art in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was identified as the original in … Io had to flee, in bovine form, to Egypt. 1806. ca. The Rape of Ganymede, ca. The Rape of Ganymede. But the young boy, Ganymede, had a different fate. Oil on canvas. William Hilton RA (1786 - 1839) RA Collection: Art Title. Artist/designer. The Rape of Ganymede. Overview / In-depth. Damiano Mazza. Medium. Ganymede was a Trojan prince in Greek mythology, known for his beauty. Painting. Rape of Ganymede - Michelangelo Completed in 1533 in Rome, this mythological painting tells a story of homosexual desire. van Rijn; Date Created: about 1635; Physical Dimensions: w161 x h185 cm; Collection: Kupferstich-Kabinett (Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs) Type: Graphics; Rights: Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden The is the first state of the engraving, the second of which had Lafreri's address in the lower right corner. The myths of Ganymede are hard to relate, because they involve the abduction, and very likely the rape, of a youth. Representing Zeus in the form of an eagle abducting the beautiful shepherd, Michelangelo’s Rape of Ganymede was copied by engravers. A: Rape referred originally to any kind of abduction, whether sexual or not B: There was never any intended sexual aspect to Zeus and Ganymede, in fact the theologians at the time went to great lengths to say there weren't, it was all about his mind, personality and intelligence. Dimensions. We’ve seen how Zeus can take advantage of mortals, and how his wife, Hera, responds. Object type. Collection. William Hilton RA (1786 - 1839) Date. Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle (c. 1531–1532) is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Antonio da Correggio.It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.. He was the son of the king Tros of Dardania, after whom Troy took its name, and Callirrhoe.. Europa found herself on the shores of Crete. 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