https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/files/original/November_4_Gallerie_degli_Uffizi_or_Capodimonte_Museum/Danae_with_Cupid/ARTSTOR_103_41822000941995.jpg a0eab98e6ca9c16abbbd30d6e041b4cb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 4: Gallerie degli Uffizi or Capodimonte Museum Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence and Capodimonte Museum, Naples, Italy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <a href="https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000941995">Danaë with Cupid</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Titian Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1545-46 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Seamus Harding Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Data from: University of California, San Diego Titian, ca. 1488-1576. [n.d.]. Danae with Cupid. <a href="https://library.artstor.org/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000941995">https://library.artstor.org/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000941995</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on canvas; 121 x 172 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy Description An account of the resource The Danaë with Cupid by Titian is the earliest version of this painting, and it was created in 1545-46. The Danaë with Cupid was a commission for Cardinal Farnese, and he did not seem too worried about the ecclesiastical office interfering with his lifestyle. It actually hung in his bedroom throughout most of Farnese’s life. Titian had a love for the gods, and it became a favorite theme of Titian’s princely patrons. He became the greatest and most influential interpreter of works of art from the ideas in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and other literary texts throughout his career. [1] In this theme of the Danaë, some specific psychological ramifications do not frequently find their way overtly into literature or art because they express profoundly disturbing fantasies. This young woman is getting impregnated by the father of all gods, hinting an erotic relationship between father and daughter. [2] Danaë appears naked lying in bed with her white dress over her upper thighs and wrapped underneath her butt, covering up her lady genitalia. This scene represents Danaë having sex with the god Jupiter, who is in the form of a gray shadow. She is very relaxed in bed, looking up at the shadow with gold coins drizzling down from the cloud. She appears to have a visible bracelet and a ring on her right hand. Titian painted her with very human-like characteristics, such as the distinct details in her breasts, body, and legs. She makes up most of the painting’s left side, while a nude angel makes up the right side of the oil on canvas. The angelic baby appears to have dirty blonde hair and is looking at Jupiter as he impregnates Danaë. The two figures are glowing but shades appears from their heads up due the cloud of Jupiter. According to Ovid’s Metamorphoses (IV, 697-8), Danaë was locked up in a tower because of a warning that her father would be killed by any son she bore. Then, Jupiter impregnates her, and she births Perseus, who accidentally kills his grandfather with a discus, thus fulfilling the prophecy. [3] The covers of the bed appear to be white with a reddish brownish blanket at the end of the bed. The angel is stepping on this blanket, watching Jupiter impregnate Danaë. You can see the sky in the background, and it appears very blue. There have been several different Danaë paintings over time, and Titian’s is more related to the textual sources in that they leave it unclear as to whether or not Danaë was a willing participant in the seduction. [4] [1] Kahr, Madlyn Millner. "Danaë: Virtuous, Voluptuous, Venal Woman." The Art Bulletin 60, no. 1 (1978): 43. Accessed November 1, 2020. <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/3049743">doi:10.2307/3049743.</a> [2] “Danaë with Cupid,” March 19, 2019. <a href="https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface">https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface</a>. [3] “National Gallery of Art.” Titian's Danaë, June 19, 2014. <a href="https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3951.html">https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3951.html</a>. [4] De Jong, Jan L. "LOVE, BETRAYAL, AND CORRUPTION: "MARS AND VENUS" AND "DANAË AND JUPITER" IN THE PALAZZI STATI-CENCI AND MATTEI DI PAGANICA IN ROME." Source: Notes in the History of Art 19, no. 1 (1999): 23. Accessed November 1, 2020.<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/23206713"> http://www.jstor.org/stable/23206713</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Danaë with Cupid,” March 19, 2019. <a href="https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface">https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface</a>. De Jong, Jan L. "LOVE, BETRAYAL, AND CORRUPTION: "MARS AND VENUS" AND "DANAË AND JUPITER" IN THE PALAZZI STATI-CENCI AND MATTEI DI PAGANICA IN ROME." Source: Notes in the History of Art 19, no. 1 (1999): 20-29. Accessed November 1, 2020.<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/23206713"> http://www.jstor.org/stable/23206713</a>. Kahr, Madlyn Millner. "Danaë: Virtuous, Voluptuous, Venal Woman." The Art Bulletin 60, no. 1 (1978): 43-55. Accessed November 1, 2020. <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/3049743">doi:10.2307/3049743.</a> “National Gallery of Art.” Titian's Danaë, June 19, 2014. <a href="https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3951.html">https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3951.html</a>. Titian, ca. 1488-1576. [n.d.]. Danae with Cupid. <a href="https://library.artstor.org/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000941995">https://library.artstor.org/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000941995</a>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Commissioned by Sir Richard Worsley; the Yarboroughs of Brocksley Park; Col. C. de W. Sibthorp; his sale, Christie's, 12 April 1856, no. 555; Samuel Mawson for Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford.