Artwork
Andromeda Chained to the Rock
Andromeda Chained to the Rock is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist Wilhelm Kümpel. It dates from 1847 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The mythological scene portrays the Ethiopian princess Andromeda bound to a rocky outcrop, a moment drawn from classical legend that underscores her vulnerability and the intervention of heroic forces. The work’s iconography relies on traditional attributes associated with Andromeda, namely the chains and the craggy precipice, to signal both her status as a sacrificial figure and the looming threat of sea monsters, reinforcing themes of fate and divine rescue. Wilhelm Kümpel’s 1847 oil painting, housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst, uses dramatic chiaroscuro and a stark compositional arrangement to heighten the emotional tension, suggesting a contemplation of suffering intertwined with the promise of salvation.
Technique & Style
Wilhelm Kümpel's Andromeda Chained to the Rock, executed in 1847, is an oil painting on canvas. As a work of mythological genre, the piece utilizes traditional oil paint to depict the figure of Andromeda. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is classified as a painting.
History & Provenance
Andromeda Chained to the Rock by Wilhelm Kümpel is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark, as recorded in the work's Wikidata entry.
Andromeda Chained to the Rock was painted in 1847 by the German artist Wilhelm Kümpel using oil on canvas. The work illustrates the mythological scene of Andromeda bound to a rock awaiting Perseus. According to the available records, the painting entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it remains today.
No earlier ownership or commission information is provided in the sources. It is classified as a mythological painting and exemplifies Kümpel’s engagement with classical subjects in the mid‑nineteenth century.
Andromeda Chained to the Rock by Wilhelm Kümpel is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark, as recorded in the work's Wikidata entry. The painting, executed in oil on canvas in 1847, forms part of the museum's holdings of mythological subjects.
No specific inventory or accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history beyond its presence in the Statens Museum for Kunst collection is recorded.
Overview
Andromeda Chained to the Rock is a 1847 oil painting by Wilhelm Kümpel, a German artist trained at the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
Artist & collection
Artist
Wilhelm Kümpel (5 September 1822 – 17 April 1880) was a German-born artist and singer who moved to London.
