Zeus and Ganymede
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1802
name: label: Artist
content: Michelangelo Maestri, Italian, d. 1812
label: After
content: Raphael, (Italian, 1483–1520)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Zeus, seated on a throne, holds fire in his right hand, while his left hand rests on the shoulder of the young Ganymede, who holds a salver in his left hand. Beside Zeus is an eagle, and below, in a rainbox the zodiacal signs of a lion, a crab and scales. Possibly after decorations for the apartments of Cardinal Bibbiena in the Vatican.
place: label: made in
content: Rome, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1957-61-5
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and tempera on heavy paper
label: Dimensions
content: Drawing: 32.5 × 28.2 cm (12 13/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mount: 43.3 × 42.4 cm (17 1/16 × 16 11/16 in.)