Medusa
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi was an Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily from the early 1590s to 1610. His paintings combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, and they had a formative influence on Baroque painting.
Max Resolution:3369×3453 PX
Title:Medusa
Artists:Caravaggio
Date:c.1597
Style:Baroque,Tenebrism
Genre:mythological painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Dimensions:60×55 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Caravaggio painted two versions of Medusa, the first in 1596 and the other presumably in 1597.
The first version (1596) is also known as Murtula, after poet Gaspare Murtola (d. 1624), who wrote of it: "Flee, for if your eyes are petrified in amazement, she will turn you to stone." It measures 48 by 55 cm and is signed Michel A F (Latin: Michel Angelo Fecit), "Michel Angelo made [this]", Michelangelo being Caravaggio's first name. This work is privately owned.
The second version, shown here, is slightly bigger (60×55 cm) and is not signed though often dated 1597. This work is held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
CrimethInc. created and distributes a poster titled "Beauty Subversion" which features the painting. Alongside a re-colored version of the work is printed "Beauty must be defined as what we are, or else the concept itself is our enemy."
The first version (1596) is also known as Murtula, after poet Gaspare Murtola (d. 1624), who wrote of it: "Flee, for if your eyes are petrified in amazement, she will turn you to stone." It measures 48 by 55 cm and is signed Michel A F (Latin: Michel Angelo Fecit), "Michel Angelo made [this]", Michelangelo being Caravaggio's first name. This work is privately owned.
The second version, shown here, is slightly bigger (60×55 cm) and is not signed though often dated 1597. This work is held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
CrimethInc. created and distributes a poster titled "Beauty Subversion" which features the painting. Alongside a re-colored version of the work is printed "Beauty must be defined as what we are, or else the concept itself is our enemy."