H1.4 ACRISIUS & DANAE
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 13.200 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 202466 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | Attributed to the Gallatin Painter |
| Date | ca 490 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
King Acrisius commands that his daughter Danae and her son Perseus be set adrift at sea in a chest. The figures from left to right are Acrisius, a carpenter, Queen Eurydice or a nurse, and Danae holding the infant Perseus.