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Gouache drawing of Medusa's head in blue and white with golden snake-entwined hair, inside an oval gold frame with a crest.

Head of Medusa (Sabbatini collection, Rome)

A gouache drawing shows the head of Medusa, its face rendered in pale blue and white like a carved medallion, framed by golden curling hair entwined with snakes. It sits within an oval gold frame topped by a silver-gray crest, with a handwritten brown ink inscription along the lower edge on ivory paper.

Artist
Giuseppe Grisoni
Date
n.d.
Medium
Gouache with pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2350 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1769).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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