In the present lot Perseus, son of Zeus and Danaë, is depicted between two of his most famous heroic deeds. Jetzt günstig kaufen - auch auf Rechnung! Log in to USEUM to download unlimited free images, send e-cards and interact with thousands of famous paintings, drawings and illustrations. painting by Paolo Veronese (Museum: Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes). Perseus is also said to … Stretched on canvas or printed as photo. To change the number of pieces select the horizontal and vertical amount from the menu and then press "Create". It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie of Berlin, Germany. Some of the joins are noticeable on the front and have been retouched. Perseus is more than an alter ego because not only does he have the red hair and beard Rubens was famous for (his name means redness in Latin as well) but he is posed like a painter. Perseus, wearing helmet, cuirass and cloak, is sided by two puttoes, and one of them is helping him in removing the ropes that tie Andromeda to the rock. Ovid’s work or myths in general provide wealth of inspiration for artists. Perseus Freeing Andromeda is an artwork on USEUM. Name of art: Perseus freeing Andromeda Artist: Piero di Cosimo Date: 1510-1513 Technique: Oil paint. The subject of the painting, derived from the Ovid’s Metamorphoses illustrates the story of a famous couple from Greek mythology and seems right for the destination of the panel, painted as part of the furnishings for a nuptial room, most likely that of Filippo Strozzi the younger and Clarice de’ Medici in Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, on which cabinet maker Baccio d’Agnolo was working in 1510-1511. Versandkosten. Pegasus symbolizes Rubens' poetic inspiration. Log in to USEUM to download unlimited free images, send e-cards and interact with thousands of famous paintings, drawings and illustrations. AKG Anonymous, Perseus befreit Andromeda. The artist, Piero di Cosimo, an eccentric, imaginative Florentine painter, working above all to make the narration clean and the improbably musical instruments or eastern costumes of the subjects credible, rather than evoking the drama of the story, also diluted by the reassuring view of the sea in which the enormous monster is swimming, almost bathing in a pond. In Perseus Freeing Andromeda, Peter Paul Rubens depicts Perseus releasing Andromeda from her chains after he has defeated the sea monster. Tapete. Article continues below advertisement . Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of Greek Mythology. It was created by Paolo Veronese in 1577. Perseus Freeing Andromeda Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen Berlin. We produce your artwork exactly like you wish. ‘Perseus Freeing Andromeda’ was created in 1578 by Paolo Veronese in Mannerism (Late Renaissance) style. He is best known as the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the rescuer of the Ethiopian princess Andromeda. The monster had been unleashed by Poseidon, angry with the boastful Cassiopeia, Andromeda’s mother. painting by Jacob Jordaens (Museum: Museo del Prado). Legend has it that Pegasus, foaled by the Gorgon Medusa, was so fertile that wherever he placed a foreleg a spring gushed forth. The Scenic Virtuality of a Painting: "Perseus Freeing Andromeda" by Piero di Cosimo. He was the son of mighty Zeus and mortal Danae. The reopening of the Uffizi Galleries' museums, Piero di Cosimo and his painting inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, A masterpiece of the Florentine Renaissance depicting the myth recounted by Ovid in Book IV of the Metamorphoses, Recovering Blackness in the Uffizi Galleries. 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