Médousa through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Medusa Rondanini — Glyptothek, Munich. The gorgon's face transformed from horror into pathos: she weeps even in stone.
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Medusa Rondanini — Roman copy after Phidias, Glyptothek. The most famous gorgoneion in Western art.
Perseus Pursuing Medusa — Attic black-figure band-cup. The hero sets out on his impossible quest, armed by the gods.
Birth of Pegasus — From Medusa's severed neck spring Pegasus and Chrysaor: beauty and terror born from blood.
Medusa — Caravaggio, c. 1597. The moment of decapitation painted on a ceremonial shield: art imitating death.
