Leda and the Swan Oil on Canvas Italy XX Century - Painting with a Mythological Subject

Features

Artwork title:  Leda e il cigno

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Allegorical/Mythological Subject

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Leda e il cigno

Oil painting on canvas. Early 1900s. Inspired by 16th-17th century painting, the painting proposes the myth of Leda, wife of Tindaro king of Sparta; falling in love with her, Zeus turned into a swan to possess her by deception. Leda is voluptuously lying on rich fabrics, in the middle of a wood, near a stream, while she welcomes the swan in her lap, with whom she exchanges an intense look. On the left, Cupid watches the scene. The painting is presented in a styled frame. The painting is presented in a styled frame.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 78,5
Width: 173
Depth: 6

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 65
Width: 160