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Danaë is Rembrandt’s painting from the collection of Pierre Crozat which from the 18th century resides in the Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg Russia. It is a life-sized depiction of the character Danaë from Greek mythology the mother of Perseus. She is presumably depicted as welcoming Zeus who impregnated her in the form of a shower of gold.

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