The Abduction of Ganymede by Rembrandt van Rijn (1635)
The Abduction of Ganymede by Rembrandt van Rijn (1635)
also known as The Rape of Ganymede.
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"Ganymede was a beautiful Trojan prince who caught the eye of Zeus. Zeus sent His eagle down to bring Ganymede to Olympus to be His cup-bearer." – an excerpt from the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus, and Pan[1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Ganymede_(Mazza)
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"Cup bearer"
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It's kinda cool, but kinda disturbing that Ganymede is urinating.
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I guess we just gotta be thankful he’s not shitting as well?
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Crazy art style. Damn babies were so ugly back in the day.
Yeah, they didn’t have formula and special foods for them then