The Abduction of Ganymede

Quick Overview

Artist: Giorgio Vasari (Italian, Arezzo 1511–1574 Florence)
Date: 1511–74
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk on blue paper; squared in black chalk
Dimensions: 9-1/8 x 7-1/16 in. (23.1 x 18 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1983
Accession no.: 1983.31

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.