Andromeda and the Sea-Monster; Leda and the Swan
designed before 1717; cast about 1725
- Medium
- Bronze on grey-green marble bases with bronze mounts
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-224943
**·** Andromeda & Sea Monster **·** Leda & the Swan Master sculptor Massimiliano Soldani Benzi cast the bronze groups of *Andromeda and the Sea Monster* and *Leda and the Swan* as pendants. Each depicts an episode from classical mythology, and the two are visually linked by opposing compositions. Leda reclines, forming a diagonal from the lower right to the upper left. This line is balanced by that created by Andromeda--a diagonal moving from the lower left to the upper right--as she attempts to escape. Both figures also display heightened emotion: Leda expresses seductive eroticism, and Andromeda expresses terrifying horror. Each group retains its original base, golden reddish lacquer patina, and elaborate matching bronze mounts on the base.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- designed before 1717; cast about 1725 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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