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Perseus and Andromeda (1723) by François Lemoyne. Perseus and Andromeda is a 1723 oil on canvas painting by the French artist François Lemoyne (1688-1737), measuring 184 by 151 cm. [1] It is now in the Wallace Collection in London, which also houses Titian's version of the same subject, whose composition Lemoyne borrowed and reversed for his work.
Perseus and Andromeda is an oil painting by Lord Frederic Leighton. Completed in 1891, the year it was displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts, [2] it depicts the Greek mythological story of Andromeda. [3] [4] In contrast to the basis of a classical tale, Leighton used a Gothic style for the artwork. [5]
Perseus and Andromeda (1554-1556) by Titian. 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.
In the 1851 novel Moby-Dick, Herman Melville's narrator Ishmael discusses the Perseus and Andromeda myth in two chapters. Chapter 55, "Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales," mentions depictions of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from Cetus in artwork by Guido Reni and William Hogarth. In Chapter 82, "The Honor and Glory of Whaling," Ishmael recounts ...
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 (Titian) Perseus and Andromeda (Leighton) Perseus and Andromeda (Lemoyne) Perseus and Andromeda (Rubens) Perseus Freeing Andromeda; Perseus Freeing Andromeda (Rubens) Perseus Freeing Andromeda (Wtewael) Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (Cesari)
Perseus and Andromeda, 1890. Charles Napier Kennedy (1852 in London – 1898 in St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the Slade School and was renowned for his mythological paintings. He was elected to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883 and became an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1896. [1]
The painting of Perseus Freeing Andromeda demonstrates that love triumphs over all things; because of Perseus's love for Andromeda. It even triumphs over monsters and human rivals. Perseus Freeing Andromeda also alludes to marriage, because the demi-god asks for Andromeda's hand in marriage. The scene of when Perseus lends his hands to be held ...