Perseus Freeing Andromeda (Rubens) Perseus Freeing Andromeda (Rubens) Perseus Freeing Andromeda is a painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, executed in 1622. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie of Berlin, Germany. The painting belonged the M. Pasquier collection in Rouen, which was auctioned in 1755 in Paris. In the 18th century it entered the collection of Frederick II of Prussia and, in 1830, it became part of the Berlinese museum collection. The scene is similar to another "Perseus Freeing Andromeda" by Rubens now in the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. It depicts the Greek mythology hero Perseus in the act of freeing
Andromeda (mythology) Augustus Rogers "100 Amazing Facts About The Negro With Complete Proof". Andromeda is represented in the northern sky by the constellation Andromeda, which contains the Andromeda Galaxy. The advancement of science and technology allowed the emergence of astrophotography which allowed more concrete observation of the Andromeda constellation and led to the discovery that the galaxy lies within the Andromeda constellation. Four constellations are associated with the myth. Viewing the fainter stars visible to the naked eye, the constellations are rendered as: Other constellations related to the story are: Sophocles and Euripides (and in more modern times, Corneille) made the story