Medusa
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Medusa is a famous painting by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio depicting the severed, snake-haired head of the Gorgon from Greek mythology at the moment of her death.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medusa (Caravaggio painting, Uffizi) | 0 |
| Medusa (Caravaggio painting, first version, private collection) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
famous depiction of Medusa in Western art
ⓘ
iconic example of Caravaggio's Baroque style ⓘ |
| artist | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
chiaroscuro
ⓘ
tenebrism ⓘ |
| background | dark background ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
myth of Perseus and Medusa ⓘ |
| collection | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator |
Caravaggio
ⓘ
Caravaggio ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Counter-Reformation art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Gorgons
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorgon
Medusa self-linksurface differs ⓘ moment of Medusa's death ⓘ severed head ⓘ snakes as hair ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| iconography |
blood at neck stump
ⓘ
open screaming mouth ⓘ wide staring eyes ⓘ |
| inception | 1597 ⓘ |
| intendedUse | ceremonial shield ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| lighting | dramatic directional light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFeature | self-portrait of Caravaggio in Medusa's face (interpretation) ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Medusa self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Medusa (Caravaggio painting, first version, private collection) ⓘ |
| shape | round shield (tondo) ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| support | canvas mounted on wood ⓘ |
| technique | realism ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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heroic victory over monster ⓘ horror ⓘ violence ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Medusa (Caravaggio painting, Uffizi)
subject surface form:
Medusa (Caravaggio painting, Uffizi)