Andromeda by Follower of Titian

Sahuquet, from Bordeaux, sells on 25 June 2015 an "Italian School, early 18th century" Perseus and Andromeda, a large painting of 125 by 207 cm estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 Euro.

It was sold four years ago at Cazo as "Italian School, 17th century" for 5,000 Euro and apparently has since been cleaned.

The strange juxtaposition of a typical refined Italian nude Andromeda and an awkward, rather naive flying Perseus and the sea monster is not uncommon in works on this topic, like the above Van Cuylenborch (courtesy of Wikigallery).

Italian examples include this one by Palma Il Vecchio, although the Perseus is here more in style.

The reclining nude in this picture is reminiscent of Titian, in his version of the Andromeda story and especially in his Danae (lower picture), which is clearly the basis for the posture of this Andromeda for sale, down to details like the way the hand is positioned in the folds, and the shadow of one knee on the other. Only the position of the chained arm is obviously completely different. It's fun to see how a langourous nude woman on a bed with soft cushions can be transported to a picture of a woman in chains resting on a bed of rocks. I guess it explains in part why the picture for sale looks somewhat awkward, but it still is interesting and rather well painted as far as one can see on the small picture.