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Plate: Perseus and Andromeda

Plate: Perseus and Andromeda

Artist Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, born ca. 1465-1470, died 1555)
Place of OriginGubbio, Italy
Date1527
Dimensions1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (0.3 × 25.7 cm)
MediumTin-glazed earthenware, known as maiolica; luster, polychrome
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott
Object number
1962.38
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 19
Label TextArmed with the winged horse Pegasus and the severed head of Medusa, whose gaze turns flesh to stone, Greek hero Perseus rescues the princess Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus appears twice in the image.
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