Piero di Cosimo - Perseus Freeing Andromeda (1510 or 1513); oil on - TopicsExpress



          

Piero di Cosimo - Perseus Freeing Andromeda (1510 or 1513); oil on panel, Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy. #renart The painting is mentioned in 1568 by Giorgio Vasari, who states that it was commissioned by Filippo Strozzi the Elder, and gifted by Giovanni Battista Strozzi to a member of Cosimo de Medicis personnel. The work shows the mythological hero Perseus killing the monster who had entrapped Andromeda. Piero gave a great deal of attention to the background, perhaps inspired to the contemporary Flemish school: details include the two characters with a turban on the left, the very detailed painting of the water on the shore, and the fantastic musical instruments. [source: Wikipedia]
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:40:34 +0000

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