Danaë

Correggio, 1530, Galleria Borghese

‘Danaë’ is a work by Correggio (1489–1534). It is dated 1530. It is part of the collection Galleria Borghese.

It was commissioned by Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 158 × 189 cm. The work belongs to the genres mythological painting and nude. The things depicted include Danaë, bed, Cupid, and putto.