Andromeda — About This Work
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630
About the Work
Rembrandt isolates a single instant from the Greek myth. Andromeda has been chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster, but rather than showing the monster, Perseus or the rescue, he concentrates on the frightened young woman alone. The narrative is compressed into her exposed figure, raised hands and anxious expression, making fear itself the centre of the painting.
Painted around 1630, when Rembrandt was still in Leiden, Andromeda is an oil painting on panel measuring 34 × 24.5 cm. The Mauritshuis notes both the emotional concentration of the scene and the naturalism of the nude, which is deliberately remote from an idealised classical body. Its small scale reinforces that intimacy: this is an image to approach closely rather than a panoramic mythological spectacle.
The painting also shows how much Rembrandt could suggest with a restricted setting. Andromeda emerges from a dark, rocky ground, her pale body carrying most of the light while the surrounding space remains subdued. That contrast gives the figure both vulnerability and immediacy. The original is in the Mauritshuis, The Hague, inventory number 707.
The Work
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Title: Andromeda
Date: c. 1630
Medium: Oil on panel
Recorded dimensions: 24.5 × 34 cm
Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague
Accession number: 707
Print & Presentation
Palatine presentation: 30 × 40 cm portrait frame.
The complete artwork is reproduced at its recorded scale, subject only to negligible whole-pixel rounding, without enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion. The surrounding white presentation area accommodates the artwork within the framed presentation and is incorporated into the print rather than added as a separate mount.
Frame finishes: Black, White or Natural.
Paper & glazing: Enhanced Matte + Perspex; Enhanced Matte + Moth-Eye.
Why Original Scale?
Most art-print shops offer the same image in a choice of Small, Medium and Large sizes. We take a different approach. For each edition, we begin with the recorded dimensions of the original work and reproduce the complete image at that scale, preserving its proportions and avoiding enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion.
Source: Mauritshuis, The Hague
Care: Display in a dry interior away from prolonged direct sunlight and sources of moisture.
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