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Leonardo  Da Vinci Study for a kneeling Leda

Leonardo Da Vinci
Painting ID: 62436
Study for a kneeling Leda
1503-07 Black chalk, pen and ink on paper, 126 x 109 cm Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Leda, the wife of the king of Sparta, was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan. She gave birth to two eggs from which hatched Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux. This and a second compositional plan in Chatsworth show the kneeling Leda gently embracing the swan. With her right hand she is pointing to the children.

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