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Perseus and Andromeda frame the monster, which accentuates its weak position. In addition, Perseus and Andromeda have their right arm and left arm raised respectively, which accentuates the verticality of the canvas. Moreover, Andromeda's left arm espouses the curved movement of Perseus' drapery. Finally, the eye games are important given that Andromeda looks at Perseus, who looks at the monster, who looks at Perseus. This last exchange of glances gives tension to the scene.
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Poseidon, god of the sea, who decides to send a sea monster to ravage the country. After consulting the oracle of Ammon, the king, Cepheus, decides to offer his daughter to the monster in order to stop the disaster. Perseus, returning from his victory over the gorgon Medusa, sees Andromeda, chained naked to a rock on the edge of the shore. Falling instantly in love with the princess, he promises Cepheus to kill the sea monster on the condition that he marry Andromeda. Perseus then attacks the monster with his curved sword and kills him.
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An important dynamism emerges from this table. First, the rectangular format of the canvas echoes the verticality of
Andromeda's gesture, which extends the left arm. Also, the sea monster, bottom left, is truncated. This then invites the viewer to imagine beyond the painting and introduces dynamism
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The painting presents the mythological theme of
Perseus and Andromeda, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book IV). The scene takes place in Ethiopia. Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, Queen of Ethiopia, proclaims that her daughter is fairer than all the sea nymphs, the Nereids. This affront provokes
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