Perseus Freeing Andromeda

Oil on canvas
103 by 135 cm.

On his journey home Perseus passed the kingdom of Ethiopia, and came upon
the beautiful and helpless maiden Andromeda, chained to the rocks waiting to
be devoured by a sea monster. The beautiful Andromeda was the daughter of
the Ethiopian king Cepheus and queen Cassiopeia. One day, the vain queen
had bragged that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids,
the sea nymphs. The sea nymphs fell angry to hear that and complained to
Poseidon, the god of the sea. A furious Poseidon unleashed the sea monster
Cetus to frequently ravage the coast and devastate the land of Ethiopia in order
to avenge the insult to his wards, the Nereids. The desperate king Cephus
appealed Zeus, who suggested the sacrifice of Andromeda as the only way
to appease the wrathful Poseidon. Thus it was that our hero Perseus found
himself face to face with the beautiful Andromeda chained helplessly onto the
rocks, awaiting her doom. Perseus immediately fell in love with the lovely maiden
and promptly killed Cetus the beast, who had been licking his lips at the
prospect of having a delicious meal. Perseus slew the monster and, setting her
free, claimed her in marriage. Wouters has depicted here the moment where
Perseus freeing Andromeda after he has killed the monster.

The Antwerp painter Frans Wouters was a productive 17th Century man; he
not only painted landscapes, portraits, and mythological scenes such as the
present Perseus and Andromeda but was also active as an art dealer and even
as art expert.

Shortly before he was a Master in the Antwerp Painters? Guild of Saint Luke,
Wouters joined Sir Peter Paul Rubens?studio, first as a pupil in 1634 and once a
Master in 1635, as a proper collaborator. He assisted Rubens in the decoration
of the city for the grand Joyous Entry of the new governor of the Spanish
Netherlands, the Cardinal?Infante Ferdinand of Austria on April 17th 1635.
In 1636 Wouters was appointed painter to another Ferdinand and zealous
Catholic, the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II (1578? 1637) in Vienna.
Already in April 1636 he escorted Ferdinand?s ambassador to England.
Following the emperor?s death in February 1637 Wouters stayed in London
until 1641 at the court of King Charles I (1600?1649). Wouters returned to
Antwerp in 1641, where he remained until his death in 1659.In 1641 Wouters
assisted with the valuation of the paintings from Rubens? estate; his former
master had passed away in May 1640. Wouters died tragically in 1659 at the
age of only 47 as a result of an accidental gun shot.

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