Perseus & Medusa by Canova

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.)
published on 13 October 2012
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A marble statue of the pan-Hellenic hero Perseus wearing the cap of Hades (which rendered the wearer invisible) and holding the head of the Gorgon Medusa. (By Antonio Canova, 1804-6 CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

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N.Y.), M. H. (. a. t. M. M. o. A. (2012, October 13). Perseus & Medusa by Canova. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/919/perseus--medusa-by-canova/

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N.Y.), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,. "Perseus & Medusa by Canova." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 13, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/919/perseus--medusa-by-canova/.

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N.Y.), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,. "Perseus & Medusa by Canova." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2012. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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