Perseo da gracias a los Dioses por su victoria y se casa con Andromeda · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Perseo da gracias a los Dioses por su victoria y se casa con Andromeda
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Ethiopia; North Africa; Ancient Greece
Description: In exchange for rescuing her from a close encounter with a serpent, Andromeda’s parents allowed Perseus to marry Andromeda. This image depicts the wedding ceremony of the two. Perseus is depicted wearing his armour and Andromeda is depicted wearing a long dress that exposes her breasts. Perseus is looking at Andromeda as he holds her hand. There is a crowd of people witnessing the ceremony, and one man on the right side of the image appears to be sacrificing a cow to the gods for the event.
Image Creator: D. José Assensio (Engraver)
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:24966
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_24966_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Andromeda; Perseus; Marriage; Mythology