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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Abduction of Ganymede

🖼 Abduction of Ganymede, 1635
Oil on canvas
171 × 130 cm
Dresden, Germany

An eagle swoops downward in turbulent brushstrokes, seizing a youth amid swirling cherubs and earthly chaos below. Rembrandt transforms classical myth into visceral drama, emphasizing violence and psychological terror rather than divine majesty.

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