The most famous unknown paintings: Leonardo’s and Michelangelo’s ‘Leda and the Swan Two of the best-known unknown paintings are probably Michelangelo and Leonardo’s ‘Leda and the Swan’. They show the same subject but…

A new posting on Medium today about two famous but unknown paintings by two of the greatest masters of the Renaissance
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Diverse ancient cultures developed myths imagining the Sun & Moon "making love" during #SolarEclipses. Ancient cultures also developed myths inspired by the white bird-like pattern that may be seen in the Sun's corona. Combining these two #EclipseMyths results in #LedaAndTheSwan myths & iconography.

Thanks for liking my comment Laurent. I've been researching how eclipses, especially #TotalSolarEclipses, influenced ancient humanity's spiritual beliefs aka #mythology & iconography since the mid-1990s. This figurine possibly depicts a 12 millennia old #LedaAndTheSwan type of #SolarEclipse myth.

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine of a woman and a goose marks symbolic innovations in Southwest Asia | PNAS Paleolithic representations of human–animal interaction are rare, with only a few painted or engraved examples recorded in Upper Paleolithic contex...

"This object is. . . the earliest figurine to depict a human–animal interaction. Notably, the depicted interaction. . . presents a #mythological scene between a human and a bird that is consistent with an #animistic belief system."

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Leda and the Swan, a captivating Roman copy from the mid-1st century BC, on display at the Venice National Archaeological Museum. This stunning marble sculpture, derived from a late Hellenistic original, beautifully depicts the myth. #LedaAndTheSwan #AncientArt #RomanSculpture #VeniceMuseum

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Enamored by her #beauty, #Zeus transformed himself into a #swan in order to seduce #Leda, the #Queen of #Sparta.

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SWAN SONG - Inspired by the Greek myth of Leda and the swan, where Zeus takes the form of a swan to seduce the nymph Leda, after which she lays eggs that hatch into Helen of Troy. #handmade #artisanjewelry #ledaandtheswan #greekmythology

RMalijan, Leda and the Swan, 2013. You can read our latest publication in which we examine the big influence of the Leda and the Swan mythology as displayed in the numerous artworks throughout art history by clicking this link now >>> shungagallery.com/leda-and-the... #LedaandtheSwan

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“Leda Rising” 85”x60” charcoal on rag paper - hinged triptych on wood panel ( room divider, anyone ?) #art #charcoal #largedrawing #artinmystacks #fineart #bethbeavenjasperart #bethbjasperart #largewallart #ledaandtheswan