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Andromeda, c.1902 (oil on canvas)

Andromeda, c.1902 (oil on canvas)
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Image title
Andromeda, c.1902 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904) / French
Location
Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, USA
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
c. 1902 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
55.9x48.3 cms
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Perhaps best known for his portraits and flower paintings, Fantin-Latour also composed many allegorical or mythological subjects. Often inspired by the work of composers like Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, or Robert Schumann, their light color palette and loose brushwork gives them an effect often described as “dream-like.” The subject of Andromeda originated in the famous Greek myth recounted by Sophocles and Euripides. Andromeda, the Ethiopian king’s beautiful daughter, is stripped naked and chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster but is ultimately saved by the hero Perseus, who later marries her. The story of Andromeda and Perseus was popular in European painting for centuries, providing artists the opportunity to explore the female nude, as in, for example, Henry-Louis Picou’s Andromeda Chained to a Rock (1876, also in the Dahesh Museum’s collection. Here, Andromeda appears chained, her graceful body contrasting with the anguish in her face, but the indistinct setting offers no glimpse of the approaching monster or miraculous approach of Perseus.

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© Dahesh Museum of Art, New York / Bridgeman Images
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