Leda and the Swan

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After Michelangelo Buonarroti
Leda and the Swan
oil on canvas, laid down on panel, in four parts
56 5/8 x 72 7/8 in. (143.9 x 85.2 cm.)

Lot Essay

The prototype for the present picture is Michelangelo Buonarroti's Leda and the Swan, commissioned in 1529 by Alfonso d'Este and no longer extant. Michelangelo's composition is known from numerous copies, including one by Sir Peter Paul Rubens now in the National Gallery, London.

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