Tag: Gillis Coignet

Gillis Coignet, (1542 – 1599) Leda and the Swan Oil on oak panel 96.2 x 126 cm.; 37 3/4  x 49 1/2  in. Private collection Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother…