Pompeii Archaeologists Discover Fresco Painting of Roman Myth Leda and the Swan. Published Nov 19, 2018 at 12:10 PM EST Updated Nov 20, 2018 at 10:52 AM EST.

An ancient fresco depicting an erotic scene from the Greek myth “Leda and the Swan” has been uncovered at the Pompeii archeological site in central Italy. CNN values your feedback 1.

Its pure white color connected it to the sun, almost always a masculine deity. The swan was linked in ancient Greece to Apollo, god of the Sun. Perhaps the most familiar presence of the swan in ...

In the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan, Zeus transforms into a fowl and forcibly impregnates the King of Sparta’s wife. The tale achieved notoriety throughout the Middle Ages particularly due to ...

From St. Petersburg to Tbilisi, through art and exile, Leda Garina is a feminist artist and activist who has turned her flight from Russia into a radical form of resistance. Founder of the ...

At once ethereal and arresting, “Swan Upon Leda” is a sophisticated investigation of the dynamics of oppression that both deifies and humanizes those who dare to resist injustice across the world.

The exhibition The Voice of Leda blends ancient mythology with contemporary art, showcasing artist Wioletta Kulewska Akyel's work at Muza, the Malta National Community Art Museum, until 16 ...

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum Apollo and the Muses, (sculpture) Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index Bath of Leda, The. After Correggio, (graphics) Pre-1877 Art ...

ROME — The ancient Pompeian fresco depicting the mythological scene of Leda and the swan was well preserved. It shows the rape of the queen of Sparta by Jupiter, the Romans’ Zeus, in the form ...