AndromedaChainedToCliff

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AndromedaChainedToCliff is a recurring artistic motif depicting the mythological princess Andromeda bound to a seaside rock or cliff as she awaits rescue from a sea monster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic motif
iconographic theme
mythological subject in art
associatedWith Greek mythology NERFINISHED
Perseus NERFINISHED
constellation Andromeda NERFINISHED
basedOn myth of Andromeda and Perseus
story in Ovid Metamorphoses
story in Pseudo-Apollodorus Bibliotheca
commonIn Baroque painting
Neoclassical painting NERFINISHED
Renaissance painting
academic art
history painting
contrastsWith PerseusRescuingAndromeda motif
depicts Andromeda NERFINISHED
princess chained to rock
sea monster
seaside cliff
emphasizes dramatic tension before rescue
isolation of Andromeda
peril posed by sea monster
features approaching hero Perseus NERFINISHED
chains or bonds
distant city or palace
dramatic sky
partially nude female figure
genre mythological painting subject
hasSetting coastal landscape
rocky cliff
seashore
iconographicAttributeOf Andromeda NERFINISHED
narrativeMoment Andromeda awaiting rescue
prelude to Perseus slaying sea monster
relatedMotif AndromedaOnTheRock NERFINISHED
PerseusAndAndromeda NERFINISHED
symbolizes deliverance from danger
female vulnerability
innocent victim
triumph of heroism
typicalComposition Andromeda foreground left or center
Perseus entering from sky or shore
sea monster emerging from water
usedIn engraving
fresco
oil painting
sculpture relief

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

rescuing Andromeda hasIconography AndromedaChainedToCliff
subject surface form: Rescuing Andromeda