Talk:The Rape of Ganymede (Rembrandt)

Interpretation[edit]

I have cut some text from "Interpretation". The said text had no references, and did not seem verifiable by looking at the image(s). I paste it here in case my judgment is wildly unreasonable.

The answer to this puzzle lies in the preliminary sketch for this painting, where Rembrandt has even sketched the child defecating instead of urinating, with what appear to be two horrified parents raising their arms below. The painting has done away with these figures and keeps the lower portion of the earthly world in utter darkness and despair, while the eagle is taking the child (against its will) towards the light. Untitled50reg (talk) 09:14, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

More common name?[edit]

I think the more common name for this painting is the "Rape of Ganymede". Should we change it? Paul August ☎ 15:23, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

E.g. see: [1] vs. [2] Paul August ☎ 15:32, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Deiadameian (talk) 11:19, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've notified Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Visual artsabout this discussion. If there are no objections in a week or so I will go ahead and rename it to "Rape of Ganymede". Paul August ☎ 14:07, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say so. Of course PC considerations may be changing things; as with the Sabine Women etc, the older meaning of "rape" (especially in art history, where things are translated from Italian or French) was less specific. Johnbod (talk) 14:10, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, as the French and Italian come from the Latin raptus ('carry off'), as in, for example, the Rape of Persephone, or the Rape of Persephone. Paul August ☎ 16:35, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the page. Paul August ☎ 01:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]