Perseus Displays the Gorgon's Head, from the Facade Fresco of the Palazzo del Bufalo, Rome; verso: Male Head, Arm and Other Sketches
Perseus Displays the Gorgon's Head, from the Facade Fresco of the Palazzo del Bufalo, Rome; verso: Male Head, Arm and Other Sketches

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Perseus Displays the Gorgon's Head, from the Facade Fresco of the Palazzo del Bufalo, Rome; verso: Male Head, Arm and Other Sketches

after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499–1543; born Caravaggio; died Messina
x1948-664

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Title
Perseus Displays the Gorgon's Head, from the Facade Fresco of the Palazzo del Bufalo, Rome; verso: Male Head, Arm and Other Sketches
Maker
after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio
Medium
Pen and brush, brown ink and brown wash heightened with white and orange on Perseus, and supplemented with black chalk, on green
Dimensions
19 x 35.9 cm (7 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-664
Inscription
l.r.: Polidoro, in brush and ink of drawing
Culture
European, Italian

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