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Veronese (1528 - 1588)
Perseus and Andromeda
Rennes, Musée des Beaux-arts
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Veronese took his inspiration from one of Titian’s compositions on the same subject, painted for Philip II. Yet where Titian had conveyed the dramatic intensity of the predicament of a terror-stricken Andromeda as the monster draws nearer, Veronese in his elegance affords a hint of a happy ending. Acid tones of orange play alongside the blues of sky and sea, and the rock encircles the woman’s body like the setting for a jewel. Perseus plunges toward the beast in a twirling foreshortened view, while the graceful Andromeda confidently awaits the outcome of the battle.  
© MBA, Rennes, Dist RMN / Adélaïde Beaudoin

Veronese (1528 - 1588)

Perseus and Andromeda

Rennes, Musée des Beaux-arts

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Veronese took his inspiration from one of Titian’s compositions on the same subject, painted for Philip II. Yet where Titian had conveyed the dramatic intensity of the predicament of a terror-stricken Andromeda as the monster draws nearer, Veronese in his elegance affords a hint of a happy ending. Acid tones of orange play alongside the blues of sky and sea, and the rock encircles the woman’s body like the setting for a jewel. Perseus plunges toward the beast in a twirling foreshortened view, while the graceful Andromeda confidently awaits the outcome of the battle.  

© MBA, Rennes, Dist RMN / Adélaïde Beaudoin

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