Name: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: Head of Medusa
Uploaded: 2020-09-10 17:04:58
Duration: 5 h 43 min 24 s
Description: Created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in the 16th Century, this painting represents the exact moment Medusa was executed by Perseus. The artist replaced Medusaâ€™s face with his own to underline his immunity to her dreadful gaze. Located in the Uffizi Museum in Florence, this masterpiece was commissioned as a present for the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: Head of Medusa

Created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in the 16th Century, this painting represents the exact moment Medusa was executed by Perseus. The artist replaced Medusaâ€™s face with his own to underline his immunity to her dreadful gaze. Located in the Uffizi Museum in Florence, this masterpiece was commissioned as a present for the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Duration: 00:03:34

Categories: Old Masters,Slow Art

Tags: Michelangelo, Merisi, Caravaggio, Head, Medusa, michelangelo merisi da caravaggio, caravaggio, head of medusa, 16th century, old master, old masters, chiaroscuro, painting, uffizi museum, best of uffizi, uffizi, florence, italy, italian, italian art, historical, art history, 15_1911

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