Acrisius Collection

Danae Cast Adrift (1903)
Danae, daughter of Acrisius king of Argos, is impregnated by Zeus : perceiving her son Perseus as a threat, papa casts them adrift in a boat, but of course they survive Date: 1903

DANAE (VAN DYCK)
Warned that his daughter's son would be the death of him, Acrisius king of Argos locks her in a tower : but Zeus, disguised as a shower of gold, fathers Perseus on her

The Danae (engraving)
3480587 The Danae (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: The Danae. Engraving depicting Jason and the Argonuats. Engraved illustration from The Temple of the Muses, 1733)

It fell on the foot of Acrisius, from The Heroes published by George Allen
3482326 It fell on the foot of Acrisius, from The Heroes published by George Allen and Unwin 1929 (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Perseus: "It fell on the foot of Acrisius"(litho)
5989626 Perseus: " It fell on the foot of Acrisius" (litho) by Soper

Danae and the infant Perseus cast out to sea by Acrisius, 1543. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
Danae and the infant Perseus cast out to sea by Acrisius, 1543. After Giulio Romano

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