Cleveland Museum of Art
Story of Perseus and Andromeda
- Date
- early 1500s
- Medium
- tapestry weave: wool and silk
- Culture
- Netherlands, early 16th century
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The Greek mythological story of Perseus and Andromeda is represented here as a quest for a maiden, read from right to left in three sections. At the upper right, Andromeda has been chained to a rock by her parents, at the lower right, as a sacrifice to a dragon sent by Poseidon, god of the sea. In the center on a millefleur (floral) ground, Perseus on horseback kills the dreaded dragon. Within the castle at the left, Perseus kneels before an altar, and at the far left, he marries Andromeda.
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