Sunday, March 27, 2011

Capture of Ganymede, Anton Domenico Gabbiani

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This masterpiece of Anton Domenico Gabbiani was created in 1700. It depicts the ascension of Ganymede in the clutches of the eagle-form into which Zeus has transformed himself. This is one of the most Classical of the Italian master’s work of the Baroque Era. This work presently is in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy.

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