Zeus as an eagle, abducting Ganymede — Giovanni Battista Palumba | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Palumba

Zeus as an eagle, abducting Ganymede

1500–1510

Woodcut

36.9 × 25.8 cm (14.5 × 10.2 in)

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