Perseus and Andromeda

Title

Perseus and Andromeda

Draughtsman

• Italian, 17th century

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• pen work?

Captions Added Later

Unten mittig bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Schwarz): Michael Angelus

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Perseus
• Andromeda

Primary

• 94P211 Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene