File:Tapestry, Story of Perseus and Andromeda, Netherlands, early 16th century.jpg

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Story of Perseus and Andromeda, (tapestry, Netherlands, early 1500s) showing Perseus as a medieval knight astride Pegasus

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English: Tapestry (Netherlands, early 16th century) depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda, based on Ovid's account while also borrowing imagery from contemporary depictions Saint George and the Dragon. The story is told from right to left: to appease the god Poseidon for her mother's insult to the Nereids, Andromeda is chained to a rock by the sea, awaiting her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus, while her parents, King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia, stand by helplessly; an armored Perseus, astride Pegasus (a detail not in Ovid), kills the monster, while Medusa's severed head (a prize from Perseus' previous adventure) sits on the beach below, its blood causing the seaweed around it to turn into red coral; Perseus kneels in thanks to the gods for his triumph, with small horned images representing the calf, cow, and bull he is sacrificing to Mercury, Minerva, and Jove; Perseus and Andromeda are married. (Cleveland Museum of Art, 1927.487)
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Source https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.487
Author Cleveland Museum of Art

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