1675. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1bb3d00-0e94-0132-d41b-58d385a7b928 Ganymede was there, passing the time of exile many heroes undergo in their youth, by tending a flock of sheep or, alternatively, during the chthonic or rustic aspect of his education, while gathering among his friends and tutors. Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time (1896) (14765294061).jpg 1,464 × 2,004; 1,010 KB. Abducted against his will. The Rape of Ganymede mosaic, House of Dionysus, the god Zeus having transformed into an eagle carries Ganymede away, late 2nd / early 3rd century AD, Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus. Abducted against his will. USEUM is a social network that enables users to collect, document and share their most cherished art, for everyone to see, comment and… add to it. As a young prince of Troy, he was abducted by Zeus, ruler of the gods, and carried off to Mount Olympus, the gods’ home, where he became immortal. "Ganymede abducted by Jupiter's eagle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. In compensation, Zeus gave Ganymede’s father a stud of In Greek mythology, Jupiter was infatuated with the handsome youth Ganymede, whom he abducted in the guise of an eagle and carried away to the home of the gods, Mount Olympus, where he was made their cupbearer. In compensation, Zeus gave Ganymede’s father a …

Ganymede was frequently represented in works of art as a beautiful (nude) youth with the Phrygian cap, and sometimes with a cloak draped across his shoulder. He appears either as the companion of Zeus, 17 or in the act of being carried off by an eagle, or of giving food to an eagle from a patera.

In Antonio Allegri Correggio's Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle (Vienna) Ganymede's grasp is more intimate. painting by Antonio da Correggio.

Peter Paul Rubens' version portrays a young man. According to Homer, the god transformed himself into an eagle, abducted the object of his desire, and took Ganymede as cupbearer to Mount Olympus. Ganymede was the most attractive of mortals, which led Zeus to abduct him, in the form of an eagle, to serve as cup-bearer to the gods and, … But when Rembrandt painted the Rape of Ganymede for a Dutch Calvinist patron in 1635, a dark eagle carries aloft a plump cherubic baby (Paintings Gallery, Dresden) who is bawling and urinating in fright. Detail. Rubens' version portrays a young man. In Antonio Allegri Correggio's Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle Ganymede's grasp is more intimate. Ganymede was abducted by Zeus from Mount Ida in Phrygia, the setting for more than one myth element bearing on the early mythic history of Troy. Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle ... Media in category "Ganymede (Correggio)" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Italy, 16th century.

He was a prince, son of the eponymous Tros of Dardania and of Callirrhoe, and brother of Ilus and Assaracus. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. One day, near Mt Ida, Ganymede was tending sheep. In Greek mythology the boy Ganymede was carried up into the sky, to the home of the gods on Olympus to be the gods’ taster.

Ganymede, the son of Tros, who gave his name to Troy, or of Laomedon, the father of Priam, was the most beautiful of mortal youths. Ganymede was the son of King Tros of Troy.His brothers were Ilus and Assaracus.He became cupbearer to the Olympians.His Roman name was Catamitus. This page was last edited on 26 October 2019, at 20:09. Because of his unusual beauty, he was carried off either by the gods or by Zeus, disguised as an eagle, or, according to a Cretan account, by Minos, to serve as cupbearer.

It was created by Antonio da Correggio in 1531. A black eagle soars into the clouds with a naked youth clutched in its talons.

1675. USEUM is a social network that enables users to collect, document and share their most cherished art, for everyone to see, comment and… add to it. In Greek mythology, Ganymede was cupbearer to the gods, serving them with nectar and ambrosia. A black eagle soars into the clouds with a naked youth clutched in its talons.