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Andromeda Chained to the Rocks by Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn · 1630 · Mauritshuis

Andromeda Chained to the Rocks

The story

The Ethiopian princess Andromeda is chained to a cliff, terrified, with no rescuer in sight — a moment from Ovid that usually shows Perseus arriving to save her. Rembrandt painted her around 1630 as a frightened naturalistic girl, leaving Perseus out to keep the focus on her fear. His earliest full-length female nude.

Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Year
1630
Period
Baroque
Where it lives
Mauritshuis
Rights
Free to view, download & share