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Leda and the Swan
Leda and the Swan is a motif from Greek mythology, in which Zeus came to Leda in the form of a swan. The motif was rarely seen in Gothic art, but resurfaced as a classicizing theme, with erotic overtones, in Italian painting and sculpture of the 16th Century.
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