09 December, 2025

Sister Wendy's Odyssey (BBC©1992)

Leda and the Swan by Cesare Da Sesto:

The painting is from the famous mythological subject "Leda and the Swan," which Leonardo da Vinci explored through drawings and lost paintings, depicting the goddess Leda being seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan, leading to the birth of Helen of Troy... Cesare da Sesto (1477-1523) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active in Milan.



Leda and the Swan by Francesco de Melzi:

Francesco de Melzi (1491-1570) was an Italian Renaissance painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) and remained as his closest friend and professional assistant throughout his career.


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