http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1016799/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPlate depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda from the Isabella d'Este serviceabout 1524Nicola da UrbinoTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)This plate forms part of an original set of 24 with the emblems of Isabella d'Este-Gonzaga (1474-1539), wife of Francesco Gonzaga and celebrated Renaissance patron of the arts. The set is painted with mythological scenes, mostly from prints after Ovid's Metamorphoses, with the exception of two Biblical subjects. The plates include the arms of Gonzaga impaling Este as well as several of Isabella's imprese (emblems) and devices. Represented is a scene of the young Perseus who, after having slain Medusa, came to the rescue of Andromeda. She had been chained to a rock by the wrathful sea God, Poseidon and subjected to a terrible sea monster. Perseus killed the monster, freed and later married her.Ceramics5.0800000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/58792/rdf