EditorialPerseus sits on a horse (Bellephoron), with the left arm raised. A lion-like figure (Chimera) runs parallel to the horseman, gem, intaglio, ringstone with finger ring, signet ring, (ring and stone), metal, bronze and stone, agate or glass, Color (stone...
EditorialPerseus (left, wearing a hat, winged boots and the kibisis slung over his shoulder) averts his gaze as he kills Medusa, figured here as a female centaur. Detail from an orientalizing relief pithos. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.
EditorialPeter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Flemish painter. Perseus Liberation Andromeda. Oil on canvas. Baroque style. 1622. Detail: Eros, Pegasus and Gorgon shield. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
EditorialTapestry Series Honors and Virtues. Detail. Danae and her son Perseus were rescued after being thrown overboard by Acrisius, Danae's father and king of Argos. Made in Brussels in mid-sixteenth century. Wool, silk and silver. Tapestry Museum. Royal Pala...