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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9778794, member: 5833&quot;]Ganymede is an interesting thought, but I have yet to see a depiction that makes the youth so much larger than the eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]483144[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]483145[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a seriously weird sculpture, starting with the pose, arms akimbo, a strap across the ridiculously muscled chest that you would expect to be holding a quiver at the back but seems to just peter out, if I&#039;m reading the rather dark photo correctly.&nbsp; Wondering if the head derives from Michelangelo&#039;s David:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]483146[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The bird is too small to be an eagle; more of a falcon or hawk.&nbsp; The young David was a shepherd, so it is not he.&nbsp; Ganymede has the usual story of a young shepherd who does not know he is the son of the king.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m inclined to see this as a neoclassical fantasy of the artist.&nbsp; Quite happy to learn something different.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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