View asset onlyHead of MedusaCaravaggio (born Michelangelo Merisi),1571–1610,Italian painter.The head of Medusa, c.1598/99.Oil on panel, 60 x 55 cm.Tondo, 60 × 55 cm.Inv. 1351.Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi.IdentifierAKG1780503ArtistCARAVAGGIOMuseumFlorence, Galleria degli UffiziSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1598Image date1598Time Period16TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicAPOTROPEONARTBAROQUEBLOODCRY ; SCREAM ; SHRIEKDECAPITATIONGREEK-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY ; GRECO-ROMAN MYTHOLOGYHEAD (BODY)MIMIC ; FACIAL EXPRESSIONMYTHOLOGYROUND SHIELD ; BUCKLERSHIELDSHOCK ; FRIGHT ; TERRORSNAKETONDOTROMPE L'OEILPersonMEDUSATechniqueOIL ON CANVASOIL ON WOODPAINTING (OBJECT)PAINTING (TECHNIQUE)Size3369px × 3453px (33 MB) 28.5 cm × 29.2 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats3369px × 3453px (33 MB) TIFF28.5 cm × 29.2 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:Caravaggio (1571 - 1610)Life of PiDisgust