Andromède abandonnée (Andromeda Forsaken)
1895
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 23.3 x 9.6 cm (9 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 37.6 x 27.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Accession Number
1996.151.88
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection,Andromède abandonnée* (Andromeda Forsaken), a poignant 1895 lithograph French artist Maurice Dumont, the mythic drama of Andromeda from Greek legend. Chained to a outcrop and abandoned as a sacrifice to a sea monster, the forsaken princess embodies vulnerability and impending doom—a timeless theme popularized in art from ancient times through the Renaissance and into the 19th century. Dumont's stark black-on-white composition heightens the emotional tension, inviting viewers to ponder themes of fate and heroism just before Pe...