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Story of Perseus and Andromeda

early 1500s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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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  • Title: Story of Perseus and Andromeda
  • Date Created: early 1500s
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 320.5 x 446.8 cm (126 3/16 x 175 7/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Sir Edgar Speyer, England; (P. W. French & Co., New York).
  • Type: Tapestry
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.487
  • Medium: tapestry weave: wool and silk
  • Department: Textiles
  • Culture: Netherlands, early 16th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
  • Collection: Textiles
  • Accession Number: 1927.487
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