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Record Number: 4292 Author(s)/Creator(s): Varriano , John. Contributor(s): Title: Leonardo's Lost "Medusa" and Other Medici Medusas from the "Tazza Farnese" to Caravaggio Source: Gazette des Beaux-Arts 130, 1544 (septembre 1997): Pages 73 - 80. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Art History- Painting Classical Influences Leonardo da Vinci, Humanist- Medusa Medusa (Mythological Figure) Mythology- Classical in Art Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Five figures. Figure 1 The "Tazza Farnese," a Hellenistic gem depicting the head of Medusa (Naples, Museo Archeologica Nazionale). Figure 2 "Medusa," maiolica plate from the Cafaggiolo workshop (London, Victoria and Albert Museum). Figure 3 Shield with the head of Medusa (Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello). Figure 4 "Head of Medusa," engraving by Cornelis Cort (Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale). Figure 5 "Head of Medusa" painted by Caravaggio on a wooden shield (Florence, Uffizi). Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Mount Holyoke College Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00165530

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