TINTORETTO
(b. 1518, Venezia, d. 1594, Venezia)

Danaë

1580
Oil on canvas, 142 x 182 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon

Danaë is frequently represented in Renaissance and Baroque painting. You can view other depictions of Danaë in the Web Gallery of Art.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 5 minutes):
Richard Strauss: Danaë's Love, Danaë's monologue