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Leda Paris 🔖

Leda Paris 🔖

Brancusi reimagined the myth by depicting the metamorphosis of the woman herself into the swan, rather than Zeus.

Commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806, it was one of 15 fountains designed to provide drinking water to the city. It was originally situated at the corner of Rue de Vaugirard and Rue du Regard. leda paris

Both the fountain and the sculpture draw from the Greek myth where Zeus (Jupiter) transforms into a swan to seduce Leda, the Queen of Sparta. This myth is a recurring theme in European art history, particularly in Paris. Brancusi reimagined the myth by depicting the metamorphosis