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Rescue of Andromeda

painting by Piero di Cosimo
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The painting "Rescue of Andromeda" by Piero di Cosimo depicts a scene from Greek mythology. Andromeda, daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiope, was to be sacrificed to a sea monster as punishment for her mother's boast of her beauty. Andromeda was chained to a rock, but the hero Perseus arrived, fell in love with her, and rescued her by slaying the monster. Piero di Cosimo, an Italian Renaissance painter known for his fanciful mythological works, created this painting around 1510-1513. He employed Leonardo da Vinci's sfumato technique to achieve a lush, atmospheric effect.12

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