File:Medusa by Carvaggio.jpg

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Summary
Caravaggio: Medusa
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q42207 |
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Title |
Deutsch: Das Haupt der Medusa English: Medusa Français : Méduse |
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Object type |
painting / tondo ![]() |
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Genre |
mythological painting ![]() |
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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 |
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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) |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q51252 English: at least since 1631 Français : depuis 1631 |
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Accession number |
1351 |
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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. |
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Source/Photographer | http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/medusa.jpg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
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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JPEG file comment | Caravaggio
(b. 1571, Caravaggio, d. 1610, Porto Ercole) Medusa 1598–99 Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 60 x 55 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence --- Keywords: -------------- Author: Caravaggio Title: Medusa Time-line: 1551–1600 School: Italian Form: painting Type: mythological |
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