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Danaë (Klimt)

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Danaë (Klimt) is an oil painting from 1907 by the Austrian Symbolist Gustav Klimt, depicting the mythological princess Danaë, whom her father King Acrisius of Argos imprisoned in a bronze tower. Klimt shows her curled asleep and draped in royal purple as a stream of gold, representing Zeus visiting her as golden rain, flows between her legs; in the myth she conceives Perseus, later the slayer of Medusa, from this union. The painting hung in Vienna's Galerie Wurthle until that gallery closed in 1995 and is now held privately by the children of Hans Dichand. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1907 1
Medium
Oil painting 1
Location
Private collection, in the possession of Hans Dichand's children 1
Height (metres)
0.77 1
Visitor Access
Not on public display; held in a private family collection 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil Painting 1
Connections

Created By

Gustav Klimt, Artists
Source Danaë (Klimt) (Wikipedia)

In Form

Painting, Art Forms
Source Danaë (Klimt) (Wikipedia)

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Painting, Art Forms
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Located In

Vienna

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Source Danaë (Klimt) (Wikipedia)Infobox: city
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Vienna, Austria
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1. Danaë (Klimt) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Danaë is an oil painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, created in 1907.
  • Opening paragraph, date clause
    created in 1907
  • Opening paragraph, dimensions clause
    the canvas measures 77 x 83 cm
  • Opening paragraph, ownership sentence
    The work belongs to the art collection of Hans Dichand (1921-2010) and is today in the possession of his three children.
  • Opening paragraph, final sentence
    The work belongs to the art collection of Hans Dichand (1921-2010) and is today in the possession of his three children.
  • In Form: Painting, Lead
    is an oil painting
  • Created By: Gustav Klimt, Lead sentence
    Danaë is an oil painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, created in 1907.
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