The story of Perseus and Andromeda in greek mythology contains very deep wisdom on the interactions of male and female energy. Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of greek myth. He was the son of mighty Zeus and mortal Danae. He is best known as the slayer of the gorgon Medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the rescuer of the ethiopian princess Andromeda. He is also said to be ancestor of Hercules and the asian race of the persians. He was praised as a brave man, a good son and an honorable king.

Commission Medusa Presenting the Head of Perseus

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Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) - Perseus and Andromeda (1597) www.rct.uk/collection/search#/7/collection/906438/perseus...

Edward Coley Burne-Jones. 1833-1898. Perseus and the Nereids from designs for "The Story of Perseus". Persée et les Néréides. Histoire de Persée. vers 1875. Londres Tate Britain. Edward Coley Burne-Jones. 1833-1898. Londres. The Call of Perseus. Perseus and the Graiae. Perseus and the Nereids. L'Appel de Persée. Persée et les Grées. Persée et les Néréides. from designs for "The Story of Perseus". vers 1875. Londres Tate Britain. Peintre Pré-Raphaélite. Le mouvement pré-Raphaélite voulait revenir à l'esthétique des peintres italiens du 15è siècle, avant Raphaël. Le préraphaélisme est représentatif d'une esthétique, intermédiaire entre le Gothique tardif, international, et le style classique, déjà un peu maniériste, du Pérugin ou de Raphaël. C'est un retour à une esthétique qui privilégie la ligne, par rapport aux volumes et à la perspective. Ce que j'appelle la "peinture plate". Le mouvement a influencé le Symbolisme européen. The Pre-Raphaelites movement who wanted to return to the aesthetics of Italian painters of the 15th century, before Raphael. The Pre-Raphaelites is representative of an aesthetic intermediary between the late Gothic, international, and the classical style, already a little mannerist, of Perugino and Raphael. It is a return to an aesthetic that emphasizes the line, compared to the volumes and the prospect. What I call the "flat painting". The movement has influenced the European Symbolism. Mythologie Grecque (Homère, Hésiode). Persée est le fils de Zeus et de Danaé. Il décapite une des trois Gorgones, la Méduse, la seule mortelle, dont les yeux pétrifient les humains qui croisent son regard. Du sang de la Méduse naissent le cheval ailé Pégase et le géant Chrysaor à l'épée d'or. Les Grées sont des divinités primordiales, soeurs et gardienne des Gorgones. Elles sont toujours représentées comme des vieilles femmes. Elles étaient trois, mais elles devaient se partager un seul oeil et une seule dent. Persée leur vole cet oeil et cette dent unique, et obtient ainsi d'être renseigné sur le lieu où habite la Méduse. Les Néréides sont des déesses de la mer au nombre de cinquante qui entourent Poséidon (Neptune). Elles sont très fières de leur beauté. La reine d'Éthiopie Cassiopée prétend que sa fille Andromède est plus belle que les Néréides. Les Néréides furieuses envoient un dragon ravager les côtes du pays. Pour sauver le royaume il faut sacrifier Andromède au monstre. Heureusement Persée surgit, tue le Monstre, sauve Andromède et l'épouse. Greek Mythology (Homer, Hesiod). Perseus is the son of Zeus and Danae. He beheads one of the three Gorgons, Medusa, the only mortal, whose eyes petrify humans who cross his eyes. Of the blood of the Medusa are born the winged horse Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor to the golden sword. The Grées are primordial deities, sisters and guardian of the Gorgons. They are always represented as old women. They were three, but they had to share a single eye and a single tooth. Perseus steals this eye and this single tooth, and so gets to be informed on where the live Medusa. The Nereids are sea goddesses fifty in number which surround Poseidon (Neptune). They are very proud of their beauty. The queen of Ethiopia Cassiopeia claimed that his daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids. The Nereids furious, send a dragon ravaged the coasts of the country. To save the kingdom must to sacrifice Andromeda to the monster. Fortunately Perseus arises, kill the monster, save Andromeda, and marries.

Andromeda, Agostino Carracci, c. 1590 - c. 1595

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Discover Medusa's tragic tale, her symbolism, and her legacy in Greek mythology, from her origins to her encounter with Perseus.

Jonah And The Whale

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As protective symbols go, a Gorgon with snakes for hair that might turn you to stone is a pretty compelling choice, particularly when embedded in motifs designed to daze and confuse. “Medusa mosaics were popular in both the Greek and Roman worlds,” says Sarah Bond, who teaches Classics at the University of Iowa. “Lots of these

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Miniature of Jonah cast to the whale painted on a manuscript cutting from a medieval Italian antiphonary, attributed to the 'Spanish Forger', Paris (?), ca. 1900.

11C Jonah is swallowed by the whale (or sea-monster ketos) Verdun altarpiece at Klosterneuburg Monastery near Vienna The Verdun Altar was made in c.1181 and it is named after the artist & craftsman Nicholas of Verdun. The altarpiece is divided into one central panel and 2 wings and comprises 51 copper squares. It is split into 3 rows due to biblical reference. The middle row shows the life and passion of Jesus, while the adjacent rows above and below illustrate the life of Abraham, Moses, Noah or Samson and other topics fitting to the elaborate program of "parallel" scenes. The Medium used for this work is called champlevé enamel work where a metal base with compartments is filled with enamel. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_of_Verdun or in German, but with the scheme of the elaborate program: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verduner_Altar © Photo-copyright by www.lessingimages.com/