The Rape of Ganymede by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle carrying him into the heavens, his dog barking below
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti|Nicolas Beatrizet
Artist bio: Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome|French, Lunéville 1515–ca. 1566 Rome (?)
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: 1542
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (42.5 × 27.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Accession year: 1950
Tags: Eagles|Male Nudes|Zeus|Dogs|Shepherds