DANAE By Rembrandt, Hermitage, St Peters- burg. Danae, nude, reclining on a couch By Titian, Naples Museum ; canvas, fig- ure life-size. Danac, nude, lies on a couch, with green silk hangings ; behind, partly concealed by curtains, an old woman with a bunch of keys ; in front, a table with red cover, and a rich girdle lying on the floor. Smith. By Titian, Madrid Muse- um ; canvas, H. 4 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. Dauae, nude, in same position as the Danac of Naples, but the shape is less refined ; a lit- tle dog lies curled up at her side, and, instead of the Cupid, an old woman at the foot of the couch greedily watches the gold as it falls into her apron. Painted in 1554 for Philip Dan, comggio, Pai. Borgh, Rom. n. of Spain. Injured by cleaning and re- the upper part of her form raised on white pairs. Repetitions, with changes, in Her- cushions ; above, a livid cloud, from which niitage, St. Petersburg, and in Vienna Mu- the golden rain is falling ; Cupid, with out- seum. Copy of Hermitage Danae, Duke of stretched wings and a gesture of surprise, glides rfiway to the right. A marvel in light and shade, modelling, and flesh painting. Painted in 1545 for Ottavio Far- nese; in Farnese Collec- tion till after 1G80. Un- evenly cleaned and re- touched in places. Many copies. Extant reproduc- tions: Nostitz Collection, Prague ; Dudley House, London ; Venice Acad- emy ; Lord Northwick's. Engraved by Strange. C. & C., Titian, ii. 119; Ridolfi, Maraviglie, i. 231 ; Vasari, cd. Mil., viL 447; Klas. der Malerei, i. PI. 60. By Anton van Dyl; Wellington, London ; copy of Vienna, Lady Dresden Gallery ; canvas, H. 4 ft. 3 in. x 5 Malmesbury. C. & C., Titian, ii. 227. ft 10 in. Danac, nude, lying upon a couch 367
