In Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgons, described as a woman with snakes in place of hair, beheaded by Perseus
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Medusa. Stipple engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1789.
John Keyse SherwinDate: 1789Reference: 11387i
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A dying man surrounded by fantastic and mythological figures. Coloured etching.
Reference: 16062i
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The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.
Date: [1663]Reference: 18171i
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Astrology: signs of the zodiac, Perseus with Medusa's head. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 46441i- Pictures
Perseus with the head of Medusa turning into stone Polydectes and his army. Engraving by C. Alberti after Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1525.
Polidoro da CaravaggioDate: [between 1600 and 1609?]Reference: 2475262i