This piece is striking. I love the mood, the colors, the setting, concept - everything. Reminds me of an old Greek? legend of a woman being chained near the sea...
Sure, its about Andromeda. Basically her mother boasted that she (the mom) was more beautiful than the Nereids (sea nymphs). So they got Poseidon to call this sea monster out, and an oracle said no rest would be had until Andromeda's father exposed her to this monster (I guess it was causing trouble with sailors and such). So they chained her to a rock until she was rescued by Perseus (She married him too). Then she was made into a constellation by Athena after she died, the design being a woman with her arms outstretched and chained