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| Artist | After Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) |
| Title | Andromeda |
| Date earliest | about 1830 |
| Date latest | about 1890 |
| Material | oil on ?board |
| Measurements | 71 x 63.5 cm (estimate) |
| Description | This version after Rubens's late painting of the mythological subject of Andromeda (about 1638, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin) depicts the moment she is about to be rescued by Perseus. The use of quick, fluid brushstrokes and contrasting colours conveys the heightened drama of the scene. That the original painting was commissioned by King Philip IV of Spain in the last decade of Rubens's life, demonstrates the popularity of the Flemish artist throughout his career. Copies made after such paintings are testimony of his enduring fame. |
| Subject | mythology (Andromeda, Perseus) |
| Collection | Luton Museums Service |
| Current accession number | 74/59 |
| Acquisition details | Given by Mr J. Jenkins 1974. |
| Notes |
For the original Andromeda by Rubens, see: Vergara, A., Rubens and his Spanish Patrons, Cambridge, 1999, pp. 130-37, ill. no. 62. |
| Rights status | Luton Museums Service |
| Author | Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings |
