Leda's Lover

Fumi Mini Nakamura

Before abandoning our wild swan ride, I wanted to pay

a little homage to one of art's most explored and exploited mythical themes.  

The erotic and aesthetic potential of this tale of passion between gods and mortals, 

animal and human forms has inspired countless artists throughout history,

and has not yet lost its power of attraction. 

Anatoly Arapov, 1905

 Karen Knorr, The Purple Room (Leda)

  Emanuel Schongut, 1980

 Michael Parkes, Winter, thanks to Dark Silence in Suburbia

 Nicoletta Ceccoli

Colette Calascione 

 Flor Garduño

 Jerzy Flisak, The story of sin, 1975

Sidney Nolan, 1960

Philippe Lemaire

Indeed, swan lore and symbolism is a very rich and fascinating

subject, worthy of deeper and wider explorations. 

The nice post on Magpie and whiskeyjack is a good place to start... 

Catrin Welz-Stein, The second look