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Black-and-white engraving of a nude woman reclining on a bed as a winged cupid touches her drapery, with two small putti below.

Danae. Engraving by G. Duchange after P. de' Pietri after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

A reclining nude woman lies on a draped bed while a winged cupid reaches to lift the cloth beside her. Two small putti kneel in the foreground near a column base, and a distant landscape appears through a window at right. The black-and-white engraving has a Latin inscription below the scene.

Artist
Antonio da Correggio
Date
[1722]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3547 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1722.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Dánae, grabado después de Correggio

Una mujer desnuda reclinada sobre una cama con telas mueve la mano hacia un cupido alado que levanta la tela junto a ella. Dos pequeños putti se arrodillan en primer plano cerca de una base de columna, y un paisaje lejano aparece por una ventana a la derecha. El grabado en blanco y negro lleva una inscripción en latín debajo.

Português: Dânae, gravura após Correggio

Uma mulher nua reclinada sobre uma cama com tecidos estende a mão para um cupido alado que levanta o pano ao seu lado. Dois pequenos putti ajoelham-se em primeiro plano, perto de uma base de coluna, e uma paisagem distante aparece por uma janela à direita. A gravura em preto e branco traz uma inscrição em latim abaixo.

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