Die Befreiung der Andromeda,

um 1650

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

111,2 x 140,5 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Französische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

1290

Acquisition

Seit dem 18. Jahrhundert in der Badenburg in Nymphenburg nachweisbar

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Sébastien Bourdon, Die Befreiung der Andromeda, um 1650, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/OrLbdQl41V (Last updated on 17.01.2024)

The hero Perseus has just killed the sea monster to which the princess Andromeda was to be sacrificed. He is now cleansing his hands of the monster’s blood. Amor leads Andromeda, now liberated, to Perseus as she is to be his bride. Several sea nymphs look on in wonder as the aquatic plants, on which Perseus has placed Medusa’s head, are transformed into coral when touched by it. This theme comes from Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’; the idea for the composition is based on a drawing by Nicolas Poussin.