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Caravaggio: Medusa  wikidata:Q2293905 
Artist
artist QS:P170,Q42207
 Caravaggio: Medusa
Title
Deutsch: Das Haupt der Medusa
English: Medusa
Français : Méduse
Object type painting / tondo Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological painting Edit this at Wikidata
Date between 1595 and 1596
date QS:P571,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1596-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions
Deutsch: Tondo, Durchmesser 55,5 cm
English: rotella (tournament shield), Diam. 55 cm (21 ½ in.)
Français : Tondo de 55 cm de diamètre (bouclier de parade)
institution QS:P195,Q16335227
English: at least since 1631
Français : depuis 1631
Accession number
1351
Notes
Deutsch: Auftraggeber: Kardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, als Geschenk für Ferdinand, Großherzog von Toskana.
Français : du cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, comme cadeau pour le grand-duc de Toscane.
References described at URL: https://www.wga.hu/html/c/caravagg/03/20medusa.html Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/medusa.jpg
Permission
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English: License: according to http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/about/license.html GNU-FDL or cc-by-sa-1.0 (here: PD-art)
Français : Selon http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/about/license.html, c'est GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 ou GPL (ici, PD-art)

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