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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Parque Doramas
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Dánae

Danaë

In Greek mythology the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos and his wife Queen Eurydice. She was the mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus.
(Wikipedia)

Plácido Fleitas Hernández
c. 1944

Description

Stone sculpture of a woman reclining on a rock receiving Zeus as the shower of gold.

Artist

Plácido Fleitas Hernández (Telde 1915 - Las Palmas de G.C. 1972), Spanish-Canarian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Catálogo de bienes histórico-artístico del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (PDF on-line).
Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1 P.
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (3a parte).
Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Primera parte (2011) (on-line), p. 504-505.

Location (N 28°7'16" - W 15°25'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca161; Photograph: 7 January 2015
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