Leda1.0198b_Nakian

Leda1.0198b_Nakian

Nakian.org
ogcma s.v. "Leda"
Classical Sources:

Reuben Nakian, "Leda and the Swan", ca. 1975, black ink with blue and brown wash on paper, 14 x 16 3/4", Nakian Estate, Nakian Atelier no. 60.70-122.
Nakian engaged the myth of Leda and the Swan in many media and in scores of reproductions throughout his career. Reid lists only a handful of discreet entries, but each is multifaceted and there should be more.

It is worth noting that Nakian regarded the interaction between Leda and the Swan as amusing and therefore returned to it again and again and again. This theme and nymphs cavorting with goats or satyrs occupy much of Nakian's opera.

Abstract ink and watercolor sketch of a person's head with brown, black, and blue brushstrokes

OGCMA slides are designed by Roger T. Macfarlane for use in Classical Civilization 241 courses at Brigham Young University.
The present resource contains information assembled for The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300 - 1990's, edited by J. Davidson Reid (Oxford 1994), and it is used with express permission from Oxford University press.
Address concerns or inquiries to macfarlane@byu.edu.