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Black-and-white engraving of a nude woman reclining on a bed as a winged cupid touches her drapery, with two small putti below.

Danae, engraving after Correggio

A reclining nude woman lies on a draped bed while a winged cupid reaches to lift the cloth beside her. Two small putti kneel in the foreground near a column base, and a distant landscape appears through a window at right. The black-and-white engraving has a Latin inscription below the scene.

Artist
Antonio da Correggio
Date
[1722]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3547 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1722.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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