Danaë (Rembrandt)
Rembrandt · 1636
The story
Danaë is a painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It was first completed in 1636, but Rembrandt reworked it significantly by 1643 at the latest. Once part of Pierre Crozat's collection, it has been in the Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, since the 18th century.
- Artist
- Rembrandt
- Date
- 1636
- Collection
- Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Movement
- Dutch Golden Age painting
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 185 × 202.5 cm
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