Leda di correggio biography
Leda and the swan
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Leda and the Swan (Correggio)
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"The last very famous Renaissance painting of the Leda and the Swan subject is Correggio's elaborate composition; this too was damaged whilst in the collection of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. His son Louis though a great lover of painting, had periodic crises of conscience about his way of life, in one of which he attacked the figure of Leda with a knife. The damage has been repaired, though full restoration to the original condition was not possible."--Sholem Stein |
Leda and the Swan[1] (c. 1532) is a painting by Italian artist Antonio da Correggio now in Gemäldegalerie of Berlin.
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It is one of the so-called Ovid Room paintings.
It depicts a tumult of incidents: in the centre Leda straddles a swan, and on the right, there is a shy but satisfied maiden.
It is said that Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (1703 – 1752), though a great lover of pai