A theme from Greek mythology, this story of Zeus taking the form of a swan to rape Leda has inspired both paintings and poetry
![Leda and the Swan by Galimard, Auguste (1813-1880)/Oil on canvas/Academic..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. FAI-42340 | agefotostock Leda and the Swan by Galimard, Auguste (1813-1880)/Oil on canvas/Academic..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. FAI-42340 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/d56c692360e492ec7c3ebbe5cbfc0e82/fai-42340.jpg)
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A number of Renaissance and post- Renaissance painters have been inspired by this episode from the early history of Rome as depicted by French painter Nicolas Poussin
![Leda and the Swan, ca 1570, by Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto (1518-1594), oil on canvas, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-A1006280 | agefotostock Leda and the Swan, ca 1570, by Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto (1518-1594), oil on canvas, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-A1006280 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/983eee997ad5fe7f40a1637bfa8cc868/dae-a1006280.jpg)
Leda and the Swan, ca 1570, by Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto (1518-1594), oil on canvas, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-A1006280 | agefotostock
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