Friday, March 8, 2013

Hendrik Goltzius - Sleeping Danae Being Prepared to Receive Jupiter [1603]


Inspired by the sensuous nudes of the Venetian painter Titian, Hendrik Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 – 1617) seduces the viewer with Danae’s glowing flesh and the overall warm tonality of the painting. Jupiter’s eagle, having spied Danae, casts a lightning bolt that turns into gold coins. The laughter and sexual allusions of the putti and Mercury, the god of commerce and financial gain, as well as patron of the artist, confirm the themes of sex and money.

[Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 173.3 x 200 cm]
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