Danaë (Titian, Prado)

For the full series, see Danaë (Titian series).
Danaë with Nursemaid or Danaë Receiving the Golden Rain, 1553–1554. 129 cm × 180 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Danaë in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, is an oil painting by the Italian artist Titian. It was painted in the 1560s and is one of at least five paintings of Danaë by Titian.

Danaë is a character from mythology, and this version was long believed to have been commissioned by Philip II as part of a mythological series which Titian painted in the 1550s. However, following recent reattribution of several paintings in the Wellington Collection to Titian, it appears that the painting commissioned by Philip II was brought to England by the first Duke of Wellington.[1]

The Prado undertook conservation work on the version of Danaë in the Wellington Collection and the restored painting has since been exhibited in Madrid and London as a genuine Titian.[2] The Prado accepts that its own painting is a later version acquired in Italy by Diego Velázquez. It hangs near Venus and Adonis, another painting in the mythological series.

References

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  2. ↑ "Titian: Danaë, Venus and Adonis. The early poesie". Museo Nacional del Prado. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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