Perseus in Andromeda, 1656 print Andromeda, the daughter of an Ethiopian king, is chained to a rock. In the background, Perseus beats the sea monster to come and save Andromeda. Scene from the metamorphoses of Ovidius. A crowd on the coast is watching. The print originally belonged to Liber 22 of the Atlas of Rome by Michiel Hinloopen (Schijnvoet Book 10). paper etching Perseus and Andromeda. Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene

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