Title
Painting (Ganimede)
Identifier
ABDUA:30065
Description
History painting. Ganymede naked facing left, with neck-length curled blond hair, and holding a silver cup in left hand. Seated on cloud, jug at foot, and on a red drapery. Zeus in the form of an Eagle curls round from right shoulder to face Ganymede. Irvine exhibited Ganymede RA exhibition ( 1787).
The Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), 'Oil Paintings in Public Ownership - Aberdeen', 2013. LEMUR Database. Arnott (1897) Description, No150; AU Calendar (1887) no11; file
Ganymede Ganimede
Date
1786-1786
Format
H: 1990 mm W: 2250 mm Th: 95 mm | H: 1538 mm W: 1790 mm
Coverage
Europe, Italy, Rome
Creator
Irvine, James
Source
Oil on canvas
Subject
Nameplate: Ganimede Painted at Rome by James Irvine (1786), Presented by Dr, Ogilvie Forbes,