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Perseus and Andromeda

Bartolommeo Gagliardo

1590

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Mythology

Dominant colour

Perseus and Andromeda is a 1590 chalk by Bartolommeo Gagliardo, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Bartolommeo Gagliardo
When & what style?: 1590 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This drawing shows a nude woman chained to a rock. She is shown in profile, looking down and to her right. In the background, a man on a winged horse is about to attack a sea monster. The drawing is done in brown ink and wash, with some black chalk lines still visible. The artist has used quick, expressive lines to suggest the movement and energy of the scene. If you like this kind of drawing, you might want to look up more works by the Renaissance artist Bartolommeo Gagliardo.