Editing Andromeda (mythology) (section)

=== In classical art ===

The myth of Andromeda was represented in the [[Ancient Greek art|art of ancient Greece]] and [[Roman art|of Rome]] in media including [[red-figure pottery]] such as [[pelike]] jars,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Vermeule |first=Cornelius |title=Department of Classical Art Annual Report for the Year 1963 |journal=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |volume=88 |year=1963 |pages=33–43 |jstor=43481008}}</ref> [[fresco]]es,<ref name="Small 1999"/> and [[mosaic]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Beeson |first1=A. J. |title=Perseus and Andromeda as lovers. A mosaic panel from Brading and its origins |journal=Mosaic |date=1986 |issue=17 |pages=13–19}}</ref> Depictions range from straightforward representations of scenes from the myth, such as of Andromeda being tied up for sacrifice, to more ambiguous portrayals with different events depicted in the same painting, as at the [[Villa of Agrippa Postumus|Roman villa in Boscotrecase]], where Perseus is shown twice, space standing in for time.<ref name="Small 1999">{{cite journal |last=Small |first=Jocelyn Penny |title=Time in Space: Narrative in Classical Art |journal=The Art Bulletin |volume=81 |issue=4 |date=December 1999 |pages=562–575 |doi=10.2307/3051334 |jstor=3051334}}</ref> Favoured scenes changed with time: until the 4th century BC, Perseus was shown decapitating Medusa, while after that, and in Roman portrayals, he was shown rescuing Andromeda.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Karoglou |first=Kiki |title=Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art |date=2018 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |journal=Museum of Art Bulletin |volume=73 |issue=3 |page=11 |isbn=978-1-58839-642-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_SZKDwAAQBAJ&pg=11}}</ref>

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File:Corinthian amphora, Andromeda, Perseus, Cetus, 575-550 BC, Berlin F 1652, 141650.jpg|Perseus defends Andromeda from the monster Cetus by pelting it with stones. [[Corinthia]]n [[amphora]], 575–550 BC
File:Cratere a volute con la liberazione di Andromeda, inv. 19.M325-1.6 - Marta -Mitomania (9).jpg|Andromeda being tied for sacrifice. [[Apulian]] [[Red-figure pottery|red-figure vase]], {{c.|430–420 BC}}
File:Perseus and Andromeda MAN Napoli Inv8995.jpg|Perseus holds up [[Medusa]]'s head so Andromeda may safely see its reflection in the pool below. [[Fresco]], 1st century AD, [[Pompeii]]
File:Persée et Andromède, Boscotrecase, Italie.jpg|Roman wall painting of Perseus and Andromeda from [[Boscotrecase]], late 1st century BC 
File:Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Andromeda mosaic 4170.jpg|Detail of Andromeda mosaic from 'House of Poseidon' in [[Zeugma (Commagene)|Zeugma]], Turkey, 2nd–3rd century AD
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