Leda in a pond playing with a swan, two companions at left and a swan flying away at upper right

Carlo Antonio Porporati Italian

After Correggio (Antonio Allegri) Italian

ca. 1810

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Leda in a pond playing with a swan, two companions at left and a swan flying away at upper right
Artist: Carlo Antonio Porporati (Italian, Volvera 1741–1816 Turin)
Artist: After Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)
Date: ca. 1810
Medium: Etching and engraving; fourth state of six (De Vesme)
Dimensions: Image: 18 7/16 × 13 9/16 in. (46.8 × 34.4 cm)
Sheet: 22 9/16 × 15 3/8 in. (57.3 × 39.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Alice C. Taft, Mrs. Marianna F. Taft, Miss Hope Smith, Mrs. Helen Bradley Head, and Brockholst M. Smith, 1945
Object Number: 45.78.90
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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