Title

Wall painting from Pompeii from the Casa Dei Dioscuri with a depiction of Perseus and Andromeda

Caption

Wall painting from Pompeii from the Casa Dei Dioscuri with a depiction of Perseus and Andromeda, Andromeda, in Greek mythology the wife of Perseus and the daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus. To atone for her mother's hubris, Andromeda is to be offered as a human sacrifice to a sea monster of Poseidon and is chained to a rock, and freed by Perseus, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Date

Jun 13, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER

Reference

BRK23D34_116

License type

Royalty free

Available size

46,3Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,0in x 15,0in / 3599 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

starry sky 19th century ancient city ancient civilization ancient Greece Andromeda Galaxy antiquity antiquity archaeological site archaeologist archeological archeology art astronomical astronomy atmospheric attraction black Campania chained child contemporary cultural monument cultural site dark darkness daughter depiction depiction digital Dioscurus distance drawing drawn Europe excavation excavation site fairy tale family former Galaxy gloomy Greek Greek mythology heritage historic Historic illustration history horror illustration Italian Italy king legend legendary monarch monster mood mother myth mythology natural science natural scientific night shot night sky old One Parent outer space painted painting painting parent Perseus person Pompeii Poseidon replication restoration restored rock ruin Ruins complex ruler scary science scientific sea god Sea Monster sketch sky Southern Europe Southern Italy spiral spiral star tourist attraction travel photography two people UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage Site vintage wall painting white woodcut