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Medusa (Rubens)

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Medusa painting in Vienna
Another version in Brno

Medusa is a c.1618 painting by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, showing the severed head of Medusa. The snakes in the painting have been attributed to Frans Snyders. It is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Another version is held in Moravian Gallery in Brno.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Brněnská Hlava Medusy je originálním dílem Rubense, potvrdil výzkum". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  2. ^ "TZ: Unikátní srovnání – brněnská i vídeňská Hlava Medusy od Petra Pavla Rubense jsou vystaveny společně - Artalk.cz". Artalk.cz (in Czech). 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-29.