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Perseus

The Prime Minister’s Music Room, Perseus and Andromeda

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The story behind the commissioning of Edward Burne-Jones to paint his monumental series telling the story of Perseus and Andromeda.

May 20, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 22 – Perseus’ Wedding Feast

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Definitely a wedding to remember: how Perseus and Andromeda didn’t have a photographer but a sculptor to preserve their memories.

May 30, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 21 – Perseus and Medusa

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Not just superb paintings, but one of the great visual tropes of Western art, and one of the best wedding speeches ever.

May 24, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 20 – Perseus and Andromeda

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An ingenious telling of the story of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the jaws of a sea monster results in many superb paintings.

May 18, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Andromeda rescued 2

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Concluding the analysis of narrative paintings showing Andromeda’s rescue from sacrifice to Cetus, the sea monster.

May 25, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Andromeda rescued 1

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First of two parts looking at the many great paintings of Andromeda’s rescue from sacrifice to Cetus.

May 24, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Ancient Egypt and Italy

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Narrative painting was popular and becoming increasingly sophisticated two millennia ago.

May 19, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Perseus and Edward Burne-Jones 2

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The complete narrative shown in ten paintings. Or did he miss the whole purpose of the story after all?

April 21, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Perseus and Edward Burne-Jones 1

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Byrne-Jones tried to tell the complex story of Perseus and Andromeda in a series of 10 paintings. Here is the story and background.

April 20, 2016 General, Painting
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