Praha, Brevnov monastery, Perseus washing his hands

Title:

Praha, Brevnov monastery, Perseus washing his hands

Creator:

Asam, Cosmas Damian

Publisher:

Zinke, Otmar Daniel, Abbot of Brevnov monastery

Identifier:

olympos_cz:PB9845200000158799

Subject:

breastplate, sword, chains, bow, crown, Perseus, Andromeda, Cepheus, Amor, and draco

Type:

fresco

Description:

In this fresco monochromatic medallion Perseus is washing his hands after the freeing of Andromeda, it takes place on the same spot on the sea shore. At the bottom we see the dead body of the dragon floating upside down. At the right there is an empty handcuff hanging on a chain fastened to rock, by which an agitated Pegasus with outstretched wings is standing, meaning that the battle ended only a minute ago. Andromeda has picked up her clothes, pressing them to her breasts and walks towards her father Cepheus represented on the left of the picture, and distinguished by a crown, beard and hands raised in greeting. Andromeda does not look, however, towards her father but turns her head back and gazes at Perseus to whom Amor points with his right hand. Amor is floating or standing right behind Andromeda, he is characterized by a bow, but he is not using it, he just holds it in his outstretched left hand., Bushart 1986#, 245-246 (Bärbel Hamacher a Ralph Paschke)., and In the ceiling fresco of the main hall of the monastery's prelature featuring the miracle of the Blessed Guntherus, Perseus' myth is included. The ceiling painting proclaims that the Iustitia of the Břevnov monks firmly rests on a triad of moral virtues, Sapientia, Fortitudo and Temperantia. Into this ideological program the story of Perseus was embedded, the pagan hero being presented as a forerunner and alter ego of Blessed Guntherus. The old story celebrated the antiquity of the Břevnov monastery and its classical aura tied it with Rome and its imperial tradition.

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Harvested from:

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Date:

1728