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Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (Cesari)

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stone's natural green-gray tones to fashion the rugged crags that loom behind Andromeda, lending a sense of formidable grandeur to the landscape. In other works, Cesari explored different materials such as slate and wood, where each medium contributes distinct nuances to the final composition.
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Cesari exploits the properties of stone to give each painting distinctive qualities. When working on lapis lazuli, he uses the stone's rich blue hue to represent the vast expanse of sky, which serves as the backdrop for the heroic rescue. In his painting on limestone, Cesari capitalizes on the
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flies on horseback, ready to confront the monster beneath him. The sea monster, its scaled hide reflecting the iridescent hues of the ocean depths, rears up menacingly, its jaws gaping wide, poised to consume its innocent victim,
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Nygren, Christopher (2018). "The Matter of Similitude: Stone Paintings and the Limits of Representation in Cavaliere d'Arpino's Perseus and Andromeda and Jacques Stella's Jacob's Dream".
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Almost Eternal: Painting on Stone and Material Innovation in Early Modern Europe
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20.2 cm × 15.6 cm (8.0 in × 6.1 in)
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The paintings were created on stone, including one example on
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The two versions of the painting have similar compositions.
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is the title of two paintings by the Italian artist
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Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis
Giuseppe Cesari
lapis lazuli
limestone
Perseus
Andromeda

"Artist Info"


"Perseus Rescuing Andromeda"




"Paintings Made of Stone"
"Narrative and Material: Paintings on Rare Metal, Stone and Fabric in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries"
"Paintings Made of Stone"
Categories
Paintings in the Saint Louis Art Museum
16th-century paintings
Paintings of Andromeda

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