Perseus Collection

CELLINI, Benvenuto (1500-1571). Perseus. 1554

Greek Art. Greece. 4th century BCE. Bronze statue of a youun
Greek Art. Greece. 4th century BCE. Bronze statue of a young identified as Perseus with Medusas head hanging. However, probably represents Paris and would subject the apple of discord

PERSEUS & MEDUSA PERSEUS & MEDUSA
PERSEUS slays MEDUSA, not looking at her because to see her is fatal; his horse Pegasus also looks away

Medusa and Perseus
The only way to defeat Medusa is not to look at her : Perseus keeps his gaze averted as she seeks to destroy him

Perseus / Hesperides / Ford
Perseus in the garden of the Hesperides

Danae Cast Adrift (1903)
Danae, daughter of Acrisius king of Argos, is impregnated by Zeus : perceiving her son Perseus as a threat, papa casts them adrift in a boat, but of course they survive Date: 1903

Bombardment of Kagoshima
Following the breakdown of negotiations to seek recompense for the Namamugi Incident in September 1862, and having been surprised by cannon fire from the shore

Medusa, by Leonardo da Vinci
The chief of the Gorgons, her face is so terrible that anyone who sees it is turned to stone, : but Perseus slays her by looking in a mirror as he removes her head

Andromeda, Perseus, Triangle

Sculpture, Camille Claudel Museum, Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube
Perseus and the Gorgon, marble sculpture, c. 1897, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, and Francois Pompon, commissioned by countess Arthur de Maigret, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017

Perseus And The Artist
An illustration of what is most likely Perseus, the son of Zeus, judging by the image of Pegasus on his helmet, standing beside a female painter smoking a pipe

Medusa
A portrait sketch depiction of the Greek mythological gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze famously turned her victims to stone. Her hair comprises of a writhing bundle of snakes

DANAE (VAN DYCK)
Warned that his daughter's son would be the death of him, Acrisius king of Argos locks her in a tower : but Zeus, disguised as a shower of gold, fathers Perseus on her

Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. On his shoulders is the helmet that made him invisible, his sword Harpe and under his cloak is the severed head of Gorgon Medusa

ROC Fleet Fighters ROC Fleet Fighters
ROC Fleet Fighters - Fleet Air Arm Aircraft. Blackburn 2-seater. Power-operated Gun Turret. Bristol Perseus Engine 905 H.P. Date: 1940

Perseus and Andromeda
Andromeda is all set to become the sea-monsters lunch when along comes Perseus and sees it off

PERSEUS RESCUING
Perseus rescues Andromeda from a fearsome monster which had planned on eating her

Perseus on Pegasus
Perseus, carrying the severed head of Medusa in his hand, rides away triumphantly on the winged horse Pegasus

Classical Myth: Pegasus and Perseus
Pegasus the winged horse carries the hero Perseus through the air

Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini - Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571). Perseus (1554). Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy. Date: 1554

Blackburn Botha British bomber plane
Blackburn B26 Botha British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber plane, with 900hp Bristol Perseus engines, used during the Second World War. Date: 1939-1944

RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Perseus and Andromeda. ca. 1620 - 1621. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Perseus and Andromeda RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Possibly the last work of Rubens, finished by Jordaens. Flemish

Medusa (Anon)
The chief of the Gorgons, her face is so terrible that anyone who sees it is turned to stone : but Perseus slays her by looking in a mirror as he removes her head

Perseus & Andromeda / Ford
Perseus rescues Andromeda from being sacrificed to the monstrous fish with walking feet by showing Medusas dismembered head to it and thereby turning it to stone

Jan Mabuse (1478-1532). Flemish painter. Danae. 1527. Style: Northern Renaissance. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Suffragette Captured by Policeman. A suffragette in chains is captured on the rocks by a giant monster policeman. An allusion to the myth of Perseus and Andromeda, the latter

Close-up of the port undercarriage and Bristol Perseus XIIC engine installation on the de Havilland DH95 Flamingo

de Havilland DH50 G-AUFW Perseus
de Havilland DH50, G-AUFW, Perseus, delivered the first airmail to Normanton on 1 July 1927. Date: 1927

Blackburn B-24 Skua II L2885
Blackburn B-24 Skua II, L2885, was used by the Bristol Aeroplane Co for engine proving. It is seen here with a Bristol Perseus XII radial

de Havilland DH106 Comet C2 XK695 Perseus
de Havilland DH106 Comet C2, XK695, Perseus, of RAF Transport Command

Bristol Bulldog IVA R-8 fitted with Perseus IA radial
Bristol Bulldog IVA, R-8, fitted with Perseus IA radial at the SBAC show in June 1934. Date: 1934

Bristol Bulldog IVA K4292
Bristol Bulldog IVA, K4292, formerly R-7, fitted with a Perseus III radial in a NACA cowl

The sole Hawker PV4 K6926
The sole Hawker PV4, K6926, when used as an engine test bed for the Bristol Perseus XII radial

Hawker Hart K3012 was fitted with a Bristol Perseus radial
Hawker Hart, K3012, was fitted with a Bristol Perseus radial and an enclosed cockpit and used for cold weather trials in Canada. It is seen here fitted with a ski undercarriage

Coins from Palestine: representation of Athena (5th c BC, upper) and Perseus, king of Macedonia (3rd-2nd c. BC). Coin. SPAIN. Monistrol de Montserrat. Museum of Montserrat

Cavaliere d<Arpino
Cavaliere d< Arpino

Andromeda and Perseus by Dominico Feti (1588-1623). Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Perseus and Caput Medusae??
Perseus and Caput Medusae. Astronomical chart showing Perseus holding bloody sword and the severed head of Medusa forming the constellation. Date 1825

Statue of Perseus - The Vatican, Italy
Perseus with the head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova, completed 1801 (Vatican Museum). Date: circa 1910s

Lysander Mercury and Perseus planes, with detachable bomb racks, used for army cooperation during the Second World War. Seen from four different angles. 1941

Danae Cast Adrift (1922)
Danae, daughter of Acrisius king of Argos, is impregnated by Zeus : perceiving her son Perseus as a threat, papa casts them adrift in a boat, but of course they survive

Balfour Rescues Erin
Balfour depicted as the modern Perseus rescuing the distressed Erin (as Andromeda) as she perishes on the rocks

Perseus and Phineus
Phineus, wanting Andromeda for himself, attacks the guests at Perseuss wedding, so Perseus fetches the Gorgon Medusas head, tells all to look away, and turns Phineus into stone

Atlas Becomes Mountain
Perseus, using the head of the gorgon Medusa as his weapon, changes Atlas, king of Mauretania, into a mountain which is still the highest region of Morocco

Perseus Slays Monster
Andromeda is all set to become the sea-monsters lunch when along comes Perseus and sees it off

Perseus (Cellini)
Perseus with the head of Medusa chief of the Gorgons

Perseus & Danae
The baby Perseus and his mother Danae are abandoned at sea by her father, Acrisus because of a prediction that Acrisus would be murdered by his own grandchild

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