Seated on Pegasus, Perseus strikes at the sea monster below him with his sword. Putti gather around Andromeda, who is chained to a rock, while Cupid frees her bonds. Her desperate parents watch from the shore. In the background, a cityscape featuring a pyramid is visible. Below the image, there is an explanatory text in French. This scene is inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Met. IV, 665-739) and Philostratus' Imagines (Im. I 29).
Artist: Paul van Somer (II) Title: Perseus and Andromeda Date: 1670
Related tags: paul van somer (ii), perseus, andromeda, pegasus, cupid, metamorphoses
