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Perseus and Andromeda Painting by Peter Paul Rubens Pixels

Perhaps the fresco of Perseus rescuing Andromeda was meant to remind the man of the house that he should treat his wife well (come to her rescue if needs be), while the picture of Medea suggested that disaster would befall the man and his household if he scorned her. A fresco from Pompeii shows Perseus helping Andromeda after defeating a sea.


Perseus and Andromeda Picture, Perseus and Andromeda Image

Perseus' marriage with Andromeda is attested in the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women (Hes. F 135.6), and a mid-6th c. Corinthian vase painting shows him battling against the sea monster with her help (LIMC no. 1); but very little is known about pre-Euripidean versions of the story, which included a play by Sophocles (see below). For complete.


Cast of relief showing Perseus and Andromeda Works of Art RA Collection Royal Academy of Arts

Perseus is about to rescue Andromeda from the ketos, a snaky sea monster painted in a brilliant blue-green palette. The creature raises his head with gigantic open jaws and frightful teeth toward Andromeda, who stands with outstretched arms in the center of the panel.


CC Andromeda and Perseus by DrMistyTang on DeviantArt

Perseus and his mission to kill the Medusa was one of the most renowned ancient legends in the Victorian era. Perseus, the son of Danaë and Zeus, was ordered to fetch the head of the Gorgon Medusa, whose magical power caused all who saw it to be turned to stone. Perseus is shown riding here on a winged horse, carrying the Medusa's head. He has come to the rescue of Andromeda, who is chained.


Unknown Perseus and Andromeda, Oil on Canvas, Italian School 17th Century at 1stDibs

The mythographer Apollodorus states that Perseus and Andromeda have six sons: Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon, and a daughter, Gorgophone. Their descendants rule Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus attains the kingdom.


Kunstreproduktionen Perseus und Andromeda, 1679 von Pierre Mignard (16121695, France

The Family Tree of Perseus and Andromeda When Perseus rescued Andromeda from the sea monster, he did more than win the love of a foreign princess. He also founded a family that would influence Greece for centuries to come! Mike Greenberg, PhD Many people are familiar with the legend of Perseus and the Gorgon.


Piero di Cosimo Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (1513) r/museum

The hero Perseus, son of Jupiter and Danaë, sees Andromeda while flying over Aethiopia and falls in love with her. He asks her parents for permission to marry her if he is able to save her; he subsequently kills the sea monster and rescues Andromeda.


Perseus & Andromeda (Illustration) Ancient History Encyclopedia

Perseus and Andromeda is a 1622 painting in the Hermitage Museum by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens of the ancient Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda after the former's defeat of the Gorgon. The composition is similar to that of an earlier painting by Rubens, Perseus frees Andromeda (now Gemäldegalerie, Berlin ).


Perseus and Andromeda by vasoiko on DeviantArt

Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [1] He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus.


Perseus and Andromeda Art UK

Perseus and Andromeda is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, now in the Wallace Collection in London. It was painted in 1554-1556 as part of a series of mythological paintings called " poesie " ("poetry") intended for King Philip II of Spain.


Perseus and Andromeda. Ca. 162021. By Peter Paul Rubens Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints

Perseus and Andromeda 1580 - 1600. Oil on canvas. Room 040 Owing to the fascination exerted by Titian, copies of this work, one of the so-called poesie, which shows Andromeda being freed from a sea monster by the Greek hero Perseus, were requested repeatedly in the 16th and 17th centuries by the nobility of Spain and some foreign courts.


Perseus and Andromeda Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder

Andromeda is a princess in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia (Ethiopia), and his wife, Cassiopeia. The most famous myth associated with Andromeda is the story of her rescue by the Greek hero Perseus, who saved her from being sacrificed to a sea monster. She married Perseus, and they had several children.


Perseus and Andromeda CharlesAntoine Coypel

On the Web: Perseus, bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545-54; in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As an infant he was cast into the sea in a chest with.


Flemish School, 17th Century. Perseus and Andromeda. Bukowskis

Perseus, bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545-54; in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As an infant he was cast into the sea in a chest with his mother by.


Perseus freeing Andromeda From the house of Dioscurides, Pompeii. Wall painting transferred to

Perseus was a hero who is said to have founded Mycenae and who eventually bested the monster, Medusa. During Perseus' travels and adventures, he also crossed paths with Andromeda and saved her life. This is their story: Queen Cassiopeia Declares Her Daughter's Beauty


Perseus and Andromeda Greek and roman mythology, Andromeda mythology, Mythology art

Perseus - the son of Zeus and all round talented warrior who is comes to wield the head of Medusa. Andromeda - the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, she is said to be very beautiful and is a hapless victim in this story. Cepheus - the king of Joppa and quite a weak willed individual. Cassiopeia - She was the wife of Cepheus.