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Marble statue of Ganymede carried off by the eagle

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Museo di Palazzo GrimaniCastello

Rape of Ganymede

Now showingPermanent collection€14

Ganymede twists in fear to meet the gaze of the eagle (Zeus) carrying him off; a late 2nd-century AD Roman copy of a late Hellenistic original.

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Nigel Cooke, The Nurture of Jupiter

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Invitation image for Le sete di Lucio Andrich at Palazzo Mocenigo

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Palazzo Mocenigo – Museum of Textiles and Costume

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Facade of the Church of San Lorenzo in Castello, Venice, home of Ocean Space

Ocean Space (Chiesa di San Lorenzo)

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The Gothic facade of the Doge's Palace on the Venice waterfront with the campanile of St Mark's behind

Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)

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Arcaded facade of the Procuratie Nuove on Piazza San Marco, home of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Venezia

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Image credits

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Rape of GanymedeCourtesy of Museo di Palazzo Grimani
Cosmotechnics: Ding Yi as a Planetary Code© Ding Yi. Courtesy Lisson Gallery and ShanghART Gallery
Nigel Cooke: Bad Habits© Nigel Cooke, courtesy Pace Gallery
The Silks of Lucio AndrichCourtesy of Palazzo Mocenigo – Museum of Textiles and Costume
Museo di Palazzo GrimaniSailko / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fondazione Querini StampaliaDidier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ocean Space (Chiesa di San Lorenzo)Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di VeneziaAbxbay / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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