Artist: Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen
Size: 82 x 106 cm
Museum: Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, United States)
Technique: Sculpture
According to Greek myth, Ganymede, the beautiful prince of Troy, caught the eye of the great god Zeus, who fell in love with the boy. Disguising himself as an eagle, Zeus carried the young prince off to Olympus, where he served as cupbearer to the gods. The contrast seen here between the boy’s soft skin and the bird’s rugged feathers enhances the story’s theme of innocence in the grip of cosmic cunning. With suave, psychologically intense works like this one, Bertel Thorvaldsen influenced a generation of Neoclassical sculptors whose works can be seen nearby.86.525
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