The Rape of Ganymede
The Rape of Ganymede, referring to the Greek god Jupiter kidnapping the handsome Ganymede and taking him to Mount Olympus, has been the subject of a number of notable paintings.
These include:
- Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle (c. 1531–1532), a painting by Antonio da Correggio
- The Rape of Ganymede (Mazza) (c. 1575), a painting by Damiano Mazza
- The Rape of Ganymede (Rembrandt) (1635), a painting by Rembrandt
- The Rape of Ganymede (Rubens) (1638–1639), a painting by Peter Paul Rubens
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