The Head of Medusa
Italian School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
533 x 444 mm (21 x 17 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257251
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Head of the Medusa, Italian School, 17th century. An oval painting of her head, facing, her hair composed of serpents, and her mouth open in a scream.
Provenance
first recorded 1731, no. 96; 1764-75, no. 110 & 2; bequeathed by (Henry John) Ralph Bankes (1902 – 1981) to the National Trust, together with the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy and its entire contents in 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Italian School, artist