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Perseus and Andromeda’s wedding feast has been violently interrupted by Phineas, to whom Andromeda was formerly betrothed. Giordano has illustrated the dramatic moment when Phineas and his followers attack Perseus. Heavily outnumbered, Perseus has unveiled the severed head of the gorgon Medusa, who he had recently slain. He averts his eyes, because all those who look on Medusa immediately turn to stone. His attackers have had no time to react, and Giordano has vividly portrayed their flesh turning from pink to stone grey.Phineas is most likely the figure at the far left wearing the elaborate helmet and breastplate. His head and left side have already turned to stone and his mouth is frozen in a petrified scream, but his right arm and right leg are still pink with life.
Title
Perseus turning Phineas and his Followers to Stone
Date
early 1680s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 285 x W 366 cm
Accession number
NG6487
Acquisition method
Bought, 1983
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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