Danae in the Brazen Chamber
Date1866 (?)
Artist
Frederick Sandys
English painter, illustrator, and draftsman, 1829–1904
Artist
Joseph Swain
British engraver, 1820–1909
Illustration Citation"Danae," by Algernon Charles Swinburne, in The Century Guild Hobby Horse, vol. 14, 1888, p. 47.
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 6 15/16 × 4 1/2 in. (17.6 × 11.4 cm)
sheet: 10 1/16 × 8 in. (25.6 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 10 1/16 × 8 in. (25.6 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-151.1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextDanae was the mythological princess who was locked in a tower by her father in an attempt to circumvent the prophecy that she would be the cause of his death. The image was considered too risqué for publication because of the inclusion of the nude male figure in the embroidery. It was not until many years after its creation that it appeared in a more liberal publication, Hobby Horse, in 1888.
