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Nicolas-François Chifflart — Perseus and Andromeda

Nicolas-François Chifflart

Perseus and Andromeda

1865

Dramatic interplay of light and shadow brings new emotional weight to the ancient myth, as Chifflart's expressive etching technique transforms the rescue scene into a meditation on heroism and salvation.

Medium
etching

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Nicolas-François Chifflart, Perseus and Andromeda, 1865

Dramatic interplay of light and shadow brings new emotional weight to the ancient myth, as Chifflart's expressive etching technique transforms the rescue scene into a meditation on heroism and salvation.

Medium
etching
Year
1865
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Dramatic, French, 19th Century, Classical, Etching, Historical, Mythology, Narrative, Figurative, Black and White

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