Perseus Collection (#3)

Perseus and Andromeda (oil on canvas)
475534 Perseus and Andromeda (oil on canvas) by Matteis, Paolo de (1662-1728) (circle of); 127.9x101.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Dare you face such a monster as this? (colour litho)
STC445074 Dare you face such a monster as this? (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from How Perseus vowed a rash vow)

"Then Perseus held aloft the Gorgons head"(colour litho)
3101783 " Then Perseus held aloft the Gorgons head" (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Then Perseus held aloft the Gorgons head (colour litho)
STC445078 Then Perseus held aloft the Gorgons head (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree. From How Perseus slew the Gorgon (colour litho)
3105711 Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree. From How Perseus slew the Gorgon (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2646186)
2646187 The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2646186) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Perseus and Andromeda, (oil on lapis lazuli)
990354 Perseus and Andromeda, (oil on lapis lazuli) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 15.5x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Andromeda)

Down from the height of the air fell Perseus (colour litho)
STC445077 Down from the height of the air fell Perseus (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

I am not Heracles the Mighty, and I want none of your golden fruit (litho)
STC445075 I am not Heracles the Mighty, and I want none of your golden fruit (litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perseus Returns, c. 1904-05 (w / c, pen & ink on paper)
480811 Perseus Returns, c.1904-05 (w/c, pen & ink on paper) by Robertson, Graham (1866-1948); 25.5x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco)
2646186 The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea)

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594 / 95 (oil on panel)
877402 Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594/95 (oil on panel) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 52.5x38 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

The story of Perseus (colour litho)
STC312591 The story of Perseus (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Down from the height of the air fell Perseus. From How Perseus came to Ethiops (colour litho)
3105715 Down from the height of the air fell Perseus. From How Perseus came to Ethiops (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perseus & Andromeda, 18th century (engraving)
6199597 Perseus & Andromeda, 18th century (engraving) by Cars, Laurent (1699-1771); 33.2x26.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: After Francois Lemoyne (Paris, 1688 - Paris)

Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree (colour litho)
STC445076 Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales)

He drew her and the baby safe upon a ledge of rock (colour litho)
STC445073 He drew her and the baby safe upon a ledge of rock (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perseus started forth on his great adventure, from The Gateway to Romance published by Thomas Nelson & Sons
2638215 Perseus started forth on his great adventure, from The Gateway to Romance published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1909 (colour litho) by Copley

Andromeda and Perseus (engraving)
7193944 Andromeda and Perseus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromeda and Perseus)

Persee combattant la Gorgone (engraving)
7179686 Persee combattant la Gorgone (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persee combattant la Gorgone)

Andromeda (colour litho)
7150475 Andromeda (colour litho) by Coessin de la Fosse, Charles Alexandre (1829-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromeda)

Antonio Canova: Perseus (engraving)
7168845 Antonio Canova: Perseus (engraving) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus)

Perseus cutting off the Head of Medusa (engraving)
7193873 Perseus cutting off the Head of Medusa (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus cutting off the Head of Medusa)

Perseus and the Gorgon, 1872 (litho)
5322220 Perseus and the Gorgon, 1872 (litho) by Marqueste, Laurent-Honore (1848-1920); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures

Coins of Persons, Pausanias - Pixodarus (engraving)
7164222 Coins of Persons, Pausanias - Pixodarus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coins of Persons, Pausanias - Pixodarus)

Penelope, Perseus, Persephone, Phaethon (engraving)
7164221 Penelope, Perseus, Persephone, Phaethon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penelope, Perseus, Persephone, Phaethon)

Adonis, Alcestis, Amazons, Amphion, Andromeda (engraving)
7164279 Adonis, Alcestis, Amazons, Amphion, Andromeda (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adonis, Alcestis, Amazons, Amphion, Andromeda)

Plaque: Perseus and Andromeda, Burslem, c. 1886. Creator: Wedgwood
Plaque: Perseus and Andromeda, Burslem, c. 1886

Coin Depicting the Hero Perseus, 178-168 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the Hero Perseus, 178-168 BCE

Coin Depicting the Hero Perseus, 220-178 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the Hero Perseus, 220-178 BCE

Perseus and Andromeda, 1882. Creator: Moreau, Gustave (1826-1898)
Perseus and Andromeda, 1882. Private Collection

Perseus Saving Andromeda, 1775. Creator: Giovanni David
Perseus Saving Andromeda, 1775

Danae, (oil on panel)
827814 Danae, (oil on panel) by Sellaer, Vincent (b.1539); 116.5x168.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Danae. Vincent Sellaer (b.1539). Oil on panel

In Greek mythology, Perseus cuts of Medusa the Gorgons head, 1615 (engraving)
3480583 In Greek mythology, Perseus cuts of Medusa the Gorgons head, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: In Greek mythology, Perseus cuts of Medusa the Gorgons head)

The Fire, from the Stories of Perseus
3498353 The Fire, from the Stories of Perseus by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Marino, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Alessi Hall)

Perseus and the Nymphs
3783929 Perseus and the Nymphs by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Perseus armed by the Nymphs and wearing winged sandals from Hermes)

Perseus and Andromeda (colour litho)
5227360 Perseus and Andromeda (colour litho) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Andromeda)

Perseus: Queen Galatea (colour litho)
5989617 Perseus: Queen Galatea (colour litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Galatea)

Perseus: "In the mirror of the shield there appeared a face"(litho)
5989621 Perseus: " In the mirror of the shield there appeared a face" (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perseus conquering at the games at Larissa (colour litho)
5998209 Perseus conquering at the games at Larissa (colour litho) by Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus conquering at the games at Larissa)

Danae (engraving)
1038672 Danae (engraving) by Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danae. Illustration for The Graphic, 28 January 1893.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection

Pavement found at the recently discovered Roman Villa at Brading, Isle of Wight (engraving)
1037568 Pavement found at the recently discovered Roman Villa at Brading, Isle of Wight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Perseus and Andromeda Cup by Mr H Emanuel, London (chromolitho)
958255 The Perseus and Andromeda Cup by Mr H Emanuel, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Perseus and Andromeda Cup by Mr H Emanuel, London)

Frame with attributes of war, early to mid-16th century (walnut)
1069479 Frame with attributes of war, early to mid-16th century (walnut) by European School, (16th century); 71.1x44.5x10.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Smithfield Club Centenary Show, Royal Challenge Trophies (engraving)
1064072 The Smithfield Club Centenary Show, Royal Challenge Trophies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Smithfield Club Centenary Show)

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"Perseus: A Mythical Tale of Heroism and Triumph" In the realm of Greek mythology, one name stands out among the heroes - Perseus. Known for his legendary encounters with Medusa, this brave warrior has captured the imagination of artists throughout history. One notable depiction is found in Benvenuto Cellini's masterpiece "Perseus. " Crafted in 1554, this bronze statue immortalizes Perseus holding Medusa's severed head triumphantly. It showcases Cellini's exceptional skill and attention to detail. Greek art from the 4th century BCE also portrays a young Perseus facing off against Medusa. This bronze statue captures his youthful determination and courage as he battles the fearsome Gorgon. The story and Medusa continues to inspire artists across different eras. Caravaggio's painting from 1596-1598 depicts their fateful encounter with his signature chiaroscuro technique, bringing drama and intensity to life on canvas. Beyond artistry, Perseus leaves an indelible mark on astronomy too. The constellation named after him shines brightly in our night sky, reminding us of his heroic deeds whenever we gaze up at its celestial beauty. Not limited to visual arts alone, even architectural wonders pay homage to this mythical hero. The pediment of the temple of Artemis on Corfu features intricate sculptures depicting a gorgon alongside panthers - symbols closely associated with Perseus' adventures. Perseus' legacy extends beyond ancient tales into modern times as well. From Hesperides automobiles by Ford bearing his name to Bernini's captivating sculpture "Head of Medusa, " created in 1630; each artwork keeps alive the spirit and mystique surrounding this iconic figure.