Wheel of Affinities — Perseus with the Head of Medusa — Antonio Canova

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Wheel of Affinities

Let one painting lead you to the next

Welcome. Every artwork orbiting this wheel shares a thread with “Perseus with the Head of Medusa”. Take your time, follow what catches your eye, and let curiosity carry you from one masterpiece to another.

How to explore

Drag left or right to spin the wheel.
Drag up or down — or scroll — to zoom in and out.
Hover an artwork to reveal its title and affinities; click to open it.

The eight directions: Each spoke is a kind of kinship — period, movement, vibe, topics, keywords, tone and main colour, plus “other” for the freer, more surprising matches.
Distance from the centre: The closer a work sits to the heart of the wheel, the stronger its bond with this painting. Works near the rim are looser, more unexpected echoes — often the most rewarding to discover.

period

movement

vibe

topics

keywords

tone

main color

other

period

Apoll von Belvedere (Kopie nach einer römischen Marmorkopie eines griechischen Bronzebildwerkes, das Leochares um 350/325 v. Chr. zugeschrieben wird) — Pietro Tenerani, 1830
Bust of Hebe — Antonio Canova

movement

Cupid and Psyche — Antonio Canova, 1793
Venus and Mars — Antonio Canova, 1816
Theseus and the Minotaur — Antonio Canova, 1781
Bust of Hebe — Antonio Canova

vibe

Perseus (15) — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Pope Julius II - Slave (dying) — Michelangelo Buonarroti
Perseus (detail) — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Perseus — Benvenuto Cellini, 1540
Perseus and Andromeda — Pierre Puget, 1678
Perseus — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Tomb of Pope Clement XIII — Antonio Canova, 1792
Perseus — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Theseus and the Minotaur — Antonio Canova, 1781
Perseus and Andromeda — Pierre Puget, 1678

topics

Perseus (detail) — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Paris — Antonio Canova, 1816
Perseus and Andromeda — Pierre Puget, 1678
Theseus and the Minotaur — Antonio Canova, 1781
Perseus and Andromeda — Pierre Puget, 1678
Cupid and Psyche — Antonio Canova, 1793
Perseus — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545

keywords

Venus and Mars — Antonio Canova, 1816

tone

Perseus (15) — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Perseus (detail) — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545

main color

Gilliatt and the Octopus — émile nestor joseph carlier, 1890
Jason with the Golden Fleece — albert bertel thorvaldsen, 1803
Tomb of Pope Clement XIII — Antonio Canova, 1792
Venus and Mars — Antonio Canova, 1816
Perseus and Andromeda — Pierre Puget, 1678
Perseus — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Horse Tamer from Marly-le-Roi (10) — Guillaume Coustou the Elder, 1740
Perseus — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Perseus (detail) — Benvenuto Cellini, 1545
Berthel jason with the golden fleece — albert bertel thorvaldsen
Pope Julius II - Slave (dying) — Michelangelo Buonarroti
Theseus and the Minotaur — Antonio Canova, 1781
Cupid and Psyche — Antonio Canova, 1793
Narcissus — Paul Dubois
Paris — Antonio Canova, 1816

other

Perseo con testa di medusa 1804-1806 — Antonio Canova
The Three Graces Dancing — Antonio Canova, 1799
Perseus and the Gorgon — laurent-honoré marqueste
Discus Thrower at Rest — naukydès