Cy Twombly Leda and the Swan Rome 1962
- Medium
- Oil, pencil, and crayon on canvas
- Dimensions
- 6' 3" x 6' 6 3/4" (190.5 x 200 cm)
- Credit
- Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest and The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection (both by exchange)
- Object number
- 612.1994
- Copyright
- © 2025 Cy Twombly Foundation
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Cy Twombly has 47 works online.
- There are 2,456 paintings online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture
Oct 7, 1990–Jan 15, 1991
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High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture
Oct 7, 1990–Jan 15, 1991
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Cy Twombly: A Retrospective
Sep 25, 1994–Jan 10, 1995
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Collection Highlights
May 8–10, 2002
1 other work identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
2 other works identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
2 other works identified
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Musée de la danse: Three Collective Gestures
Oct 18–Nov 3, 2013
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
6 other works identified
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
5 other works identified
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
1 other work identified
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
1 other work identified
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