Currently owned by the National Gallery in London, this painting is considered to be a 16th century copy of a lost painting of this subject by Michelangelo which he painted in 1530, in tempera.The subject of the painting is taken from Greek mythology. The god of Jupiter transformed himself into a swan in order to seduce Leda, the wife of the king of Sparta. As a result she bore twins Castor and Pollux, hatched from eggs.
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