Sebastiano Ricci, 1710 - Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa - fine art print

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This piece of art Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa was made by the baroque painter Sebastiano Ricci in 1710. Nowadays, the artwork is included in the The J. Paul Getty Museum's art collection located in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. With courtesy of - The J. Paul Getty Museum (licensed - public domain).The creditline of the artwork is: . Moreover, alignment is landscape and has a side ratio of 1.2 : 1, meaning that the length is 20% longer than the width. The painter Sebastiano Ricci was a European artist, whose art style can be classified as Baroque. The Italian artist lived for 75 years - born in the year 1659 in Belluno, Belluno province, Veneto, Italy and deceased in 1734.

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In Greek mythology, the hero Perseus was famous for killing Medusa, the snake-haired Gorgon whose grotesque appearance turned men to stone. This painting, however, shows a later episode from the hero's life. At Perseus's and Andromeda's wedding, their nuptials were interrupted by a mob led by Phineus, a disappointed suitor. After a fierce battle, Perseus finally triumphed by brandishing the head of Medusa and turning his opponents into stone.

Sebastiano Ricci depicted the fight as a forceful, vigorous battle. In the center, Perseus lunges forward, his muscles taut as he shoves the head of Medusa at Phineus and his men. One man holds up a shield, trying to reflect the horrendous image and almost losing his balance. Behind him, soldiers already turned to stone are frozen in mid-attack. All around, other men have fallen and are dead or dying. Ricci used strong diagonals and active poses to suggest energetic movement.

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