Perseus, in the centre of the painting, is surrounded by three putti, one holding the shield with Gorgon's reflection, one wearing the hero's helmet, while the third holds the winged horse TobianoPegasus. Above, Victory, the goddess of glory, is depicted in the act of placing a crown on the hero's head. Two other putti free Andromeda from the rock to which she is tied. Cetus, the sea monster defeated by the hero, is shown below.
This painting probably remained in Rubens' house until his death; an engraving from 1684, depicting the facade of Rubens' house in Antwerp, shows the painting through the window of the second floor. In the summer of 1769 the painting was acquired by the Russian Hermitage Museum from the collections of Heinrich von Brühl.[1] It is now housed in the Rubens Hall on the second floor of the Hermitage Museum.[2]
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^ (in Russian). Hermitage Museum. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ (in Russian). Hermitage Museum. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
Earlier painting by Lambert Sustris may have served as inspiration for one of the versions
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perseus, andromeda, rubens, perseus, andromeda, 1622, painting, hermitage, museum, flemish, artist, peter, paul, rubens, ancient, greek, myth, perseus, andromeda, after, former, defeat, gorgon, composition, similar, that, earlier, painting, rubens, perseus, fr. 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 Gemaldegalerie Berlin Perseus and AndromedaArtistPeter Paul RubensYearc 1622MediumOil on canvasDimensions99 5 cm 139 cm 39 2 in 55 in LocationHermitage Museum Saint PetersburgPerseus in the centre of the painting is surrounded by three putti one holding the shield with Gorgon s reflection one wearing the hero s helmet while the third holds the winged horse Tobiano Pegasus Above Victory the goddess of glory is depicted in the act of placing a crown on the hero s head Two other putti free Andromeda from the rock to which she is tied Cetus the sea monster defeated by the hero is shown below This painting probably remained in Rubens house until his death an engraving from 1684 depicting the facade of Rubens house in Antwerp shows the painting through the window of the second floor In the summer of 1769 the painting was acquired by the Russian Hermitage Museum from the collections of Heinrich von Bruhl 1 It is now housed in the Rubens Hall on the second floor of the Hermitage Museum 2 References edit 1769 priobretenie kollekcii grafa Bryulya in Russian Hermitage Museum Archived from the original on 8 April 2014 Retrieved 8 April 2014 Persej i Andromeda in Russian Hermitage Museum Archived from the original on 8 April 2014 Retrieved 8 April 2014 Other versions by Rubens edit nbsp Perseus Freeing Andromeda Gemaldegalerie nbsp Perseus Freeing Andromeda in the Gemaldegalerie nbsp Perseus Freeing Andromeda Prado Museum nbsp Earlier painting by Lambert Sustris may have served as inspiration for one of the versions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Perseus and Andromeda Rubens amp oldid 1160868266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
