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Pale woman with wide eyes and open mouth, her dark hair writhing with snakes, against a misty blue-green background in pastel.

Medusa (Laura Dreyfus Barney)

A pale-faced woman with wide eyes and an open mouth stares out from a swirling mass of dark hair, with serpents coiling through it and down her arm. Loose, feathery brushwork in blues, greens and blacks builds a dramatic, misty setting, typical of pastel on canvas.

Artist
Alice Pike Barney
Date
1892
Medium
pastel on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2276 × 2999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1892).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Medusa (Laura Dreyfus Barney)

Una mujer de rostro pálido, con ojos muy abiertos y la boca entreabierta, mira fijamente desde una masa arremolinada de cabello oscuro, con serpientes enroscadas entre él y bajando por su brazo. Las pinceladas sueltas y plumosas en azules, verdes y negros crean un escenario dramático y brumoso, propio del pastel sobre lienzo.

Português: Medusa (Laura Dreyfus Barney)

Uma mulher de rosto pálido, com olhos arregalados e boca entreaberta, encara o espectador a partir de uma massa redemoinhando de cabelos escuros, com serpentes enroladas entre eles e descendo pelo braço. Pinceladas soltas e esvoaçantes em azuis, verdes e pretos criam um cenário dramático e enevoado, típico do pastel sobre tela.

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