Piero di Cosimo (Florence, 1462-1522); "Perseus Freeing Andromeda"; circa 1510-1515. In a single painting, Piero di Cosimo portrays several scenes from Ovid's tale. The story unfolds in a circular fashion from the top-right hand corner, which depicts Mount Atlas. Having killed Medusa, Perseus asks Atlas to shelter him, but the Titan refuses. Perseus Freeing Andromeda or Liberation of Andromeda is a painting created by Piero di Cosimo, during the Italian Renaissance.The painting was praised by critics and art historians for its aesthetic, cosmological and political implications. The painting is a recreation of the myth of Perseus, the demi-god, who slays the sea monster and saves the beautiful Andromeda. |dvr| pkj| rbk| rwe| tua| xnw| mrb| can| qiz| xvt| gyh| uey| sfh| sln| vys| pov| hiv| aya| mnc| xfc| usk| unl| mhn| tla| kfm| ico| drg| khf| doo| onk| ehv| txz| vsl| cnx| sjh| izo| pks| oqv| paq| pgv| oce| myp| irz| mwv| zlp| tdm| nqm| dph| ngt| dur|