Leda and the Swan - AMMANATI, Bartolomeo - WGA
Leda and the Swan by AMMANATI, Bartolomeo
Leda and the Swan by AMMANATI, Bartolomeo

Leda and the Swan

by AMMANATI, Bartolomeo, Marble, height 139 cm

Leda wears a long robe with a belt and fringe over her thighs. Her left arm is raised, and she is gazing downwards over her right shoulder at the swan, which touches her arm with its beak. Her right foot is raised and rests on a shell, and her right hand rests on the neck of the swan. Her left arm is raised above her head, and in her left hand she holds a piece of drapery. The figures stand on a shallow octagonal base. The left leg of Leda and the wings of the swan are unfinished.

Formerly the statue was attributed to Vincenzo Danti and dated 1572-73.

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