The archetype of the pathetic man, between objectivation and objectification

In the second part of the study, the quantitative magnitude of the iconic motif offered by the couple Perseus and Andromeda indicates a significant influence that the archetype of the pathetic man has on several plastic currents. The evolution of such a theme exceeds the identity of the mythological characters and, moreover, even allows the reversal of the poles of visual interest. The distinction between prototype and archetype is blurred when the investigation reaches the prehistoric origin of the theme, because the universal texture of plastic patterns agglutinates the concepts.