20th-Century Spanish School, After Michelangelo, Leda & The Swan Large Clasina Carolina Frederika Neuman (1851–1908)

Clasina Carolina Frederika Neuman (1851–1908)

Helfrich was active between 1821-1834 and sat for this portrait in 1826

perhaps he’s quite a character

like the lady herself

Note the diagonal running from bottom left to top right

20th-Century Spanish School, After Michelangelo, Leda & The Swan Large Clasina Carolina Frederika Neuman (1851–1908)This early 20th century Spanish oil painting depicts the story of Leda and the Swan from Greek mythology. Leda, a princess, is seduced (or attacked) by Zeus, disguised as a swan. Its after a lost work by Michelangelo. Throughout the centuries, thousands of artists have depicted this scene, each with their own perspective and motive. Renaissance artists tended to evoke eroticism, the unusual sensuality between the twisting form of a white swan and a