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Ganymede

Italian School

Oil on canvas

25 1/2" x 30"

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Painting of Ganymede.

Ganymede (c.1800-25)
Oil on canvas, 25 ½" x 30"

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Detail of Painting of Ganymede.

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Frame for painting of Ganymede.

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Frame close-up of painting of Ganymede.

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Verso of painting of Ganymede.

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Greek Myth

Ganymede was a Trojan prince in Greek mythology, known for his compelling beauty. Because of his alluring good looks, Ganymede was abducted by Zeus - in the form of an eagle - to serve as cup-bearer in Olympus.

Homer described Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals: "Ganymede was the loveliest born of the race of mortals, and therefore the gods caught him away to themselves, to be Zeus' wine-pourer, for the sake of his beauty, so he might be among the immortals".


— Homer, Iliad, Book XX, lines 233-235.

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