Liberation of Andromeda, release of the winds by Aeolus and Aeneas, Hans von Aachen, after 1600

The paintings are painted on a panel of translucent alabaster and depict two themes borrowed from ancient mythology: on the front, the liberation of andromeda (ovid, metamorphoses 4, 663–722) and on the back, the unleashing of the winds by aeolus (virgil, aeneid 1, 49–129). Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: after 1600. Dimensions: height: 38 cm (14.9 in) ; width: 45 cm (17.7 in). Medium: gypsum alabaster. Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum. Hans von Aachen 023

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Author: Hans von Aachen (1552–1615)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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