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Object

Statue of Leda and the Swan  wikidata:Q124759347 reasonator:Q124759347
Artist
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Title
Statue of Leda and the Swan
label QS:Len,"Statue of Leda and the Swan"
Object type sculpture Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological sculpture Edit this at Wikidata
Description

Greek mythology tells the story of Leda, a queen of Sparta, who caught the eye of Zeus, king of the gods. Zeus had sex with many mortals, often disguising himself as an animal to overpower or deceive his victims. In approaching Leda, he took the form of a swan, and here the Spartan queen draws the bird into her lap while holding up a sheltering cloak.

Found in 1775 in Rome, this statue is a first-century Roman version of an earlier Greek statue from the 300s B.C. attributed to Timotheos. More than two dozen examples of this statue survive, attesting to the theme's popularity among the Romans. The contrast of the clinging, transparent drapery on Leda's torso, especially over her left breast, and the heavy folds of cloth bunched between her legs characterizes Timotheos's style. The statue both conceals and reveals the female body, a tension often found in sculpture of the 300s B.C.

After its discovery, this statue was extensively restored and reworked. Both arms, most of the outstretched cloak, the swan's head, and the folds of cloth between Leda's legs are eighteenth-century restorations. The head, though ancient, is not original to this work, but comes from a statue of Venus.

Depicted people Zeus Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1st century
date QS:P,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium marble Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 132.1 cm (52 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 83.5 cm (32.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 52.1 cm (20.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+132.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+83.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,+52.1U174728
institution QS:P195,Q180401
Current location
Gallery 108, Temple of Hercules
Accession number
70.AA.110 (J. Paul Getty Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Palatine Hill Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
References J. Paul Getty Museum object ID: 103SQA Edit this at Wikidata

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English: Ancient Roman statue of Leda and the Swan in the Getty Villa Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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The Getty Center, Object 103SQA

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Author J. Paul Getty Museum
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Ancient Roman statue of Leda and the Swan in the Getty Villa

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