Sujet

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa, about 1705-1710. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci.

Légende

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa, about 1705-1710. Additional Info: In Greek mythology, the hero Perseus was famous for killing Medusa, the snake-haired Gorgon whose grotesque appearance turned men to stone. This painting, however, shows a later episode from the hero's life. At Perseus's and Andromeda's wedding, their nuptials were interrupted by a mob led by Phineus, a disappointed suitor. After a fierce battle, Perseus finally triumphed by brandishing the head of Medusa and turning his opponents into stone.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_391

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

58,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 42,0cm x 34,8cm / 4960 x 4111 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe Italy Italian head showing arts painting country art color confrontation displaying death Baroque war Venice location century soldiers soldier VENETIAN confronting concept mythology demonstration hero heroic beheaded defeating Medusa decapitated PETRIFIED oil Painting heroism Colour mythical creature Greek mythology 18th century decapitation Eighteenth Century Gorgon beheading mythical beast Oil on canvas Perseus TGN Phineus Sebastiano Ricci Baroque Era Venetian School Ricci Sebastiano mythical creatures Painting Heritage Art mythical beasts mythological creature petrification oil paint (paint) Canvas (Textile Material)