UNKNOWN ARTIST
Abduction of Ganymed, ca. 1550-1600
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This abduction of Ganymed is the painting of an unknown nordic artist - the original draft was created by Michelangelo and can also be viewed on the Boys In Art Galerie n° 9.

The delicate subject of abduction is transposed in a graphic manner through the firm grip of the youth's legs by the dark and powerful eagle. The expression on Ganymeds face can be interpreted in different ways. Incredulous, the youth might ponder the uncertainty of his immediate future, but one could also suspect that he is already huddling against the eagle Zeus in submissive devotion ...
 


 
 


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