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Painting of a nude boy carried into the air by a huge dark eagle, against a stormy, shadowed sky.

The Rape of Ganymede

A nude youth, a white cloth fluttering behind him, is carried aloft by a large dark eagle whose spread wings fill the upper canvas against a stormy sky. His legs dangle as he grips the bird's neck, while the deep, shadowed landscape below dissolves into near-black darkness.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1635
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2881 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1635; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: "El rapto de Ganimedes" (Rembrandt, 1635)

Un joven desnudo, con un paño blanco ondeando tras de sí, es elevado por un gran águila oscura cuyas alas extendidas llenan la parte superior del lienzo contra un cielo tormentoso. Sus piernas cuelgan mientras sujeta el cuello del ave, y el paisaje sombrío de abajo se disuelve en una oscuridad casi negra.

Português: "O rapto de Ganimedes" (Rembrandt, 1635)

Um jovem nu, com um pano branco ondulando atrás de si, é levado aos ares por uma grande águia escura cujas asas abertas preenchem a parte superior da tela contra um céu tempestuoso. Suas pernas pendem enquanto ele segura o pescoço da ave, e a paisagem sombria abaixo se dissolve numa escuridão quase negra.

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