Perseo no pudiendo resistir al gran numero de enemigos les presenta la cabeza de Medusa

Title

Perseo no pudiendo resistir al gran numero de enemigos les presenta la cabeza de Medusa

Period

1800-1850;

Geographic

Ethiopia

North Africa

Ancient Greece

Description

This image takes place at the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda. Phineus, Andromeda’s uncle, interrupted the wedding banquet to try to claim Andromeda as his own bride. This created a battle between Perseus and Phineus’ army. Perseus had no choice but to use the head of Medusa since he was vastly outnumbered. Perseus is depicted on the left side of the image holding the head of Medusa out to Phineus and his soldiers to turn them to stone. There are men already laying on the ground who have been turned to stone as well. The goddess Minerva is depicted flying above Perseus to demonstrate that he is protected by the goddess of war.

Image Creator

D. José Assensio (Engraver)

Type

Text

Engraving

Identifier

mta:24968

Language

spa

Source Name

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]

Parent Collection

Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio Traducidos al Castellano. Engravings by D. Jose Assensio (1809)

Image

mta_24968_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Phineus

Andromeda

Perseus

Minerva

Marriage

Mythology

Medusa