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Orazio Gentileschi

Danaë

c. 1623
oil on canvas
162 × 228.5 cm (63.8 × 90 in)

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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The gauzy scarf draped over Danaë was a studio prop present in many of Orazio's paintings.

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