File:Medusa by Carvaggio.jpg

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Caravaggio: Medusa  wikidata:Q2293905 reasonator:Q2293905
Artist
Caravaggio  (1571–1610)  wikidata:Q42207 q:it:Caravaggio
 
Caravaggio
Alternative names

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio,
Birth name: Michelangelo Merisi

Italiano: Michelangelo Merisi, detto il Caravaggio
Descreeption Italian penter
Date of birth/death 29 September 1571 Edit this at Wikidata 18 Julie 1610 / 1610 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Milan Porto Ercole
Work period 1593 - 1610
Work location
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artist QS:P170,Q42207
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Title
Deutsch: Das Haupt der Medusa
English: Medusa
Français : Méduse
Object type paintin / tondo Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological painting Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1595 - 1596
date QS:P571,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1596-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions
Deutsch: Tondo, Durchmesser 55,5 cm
English: rotella (tournament shield), Diam. 55 cm (21 ½ in.)
Français : Tondo de 55 cm de diamètre (bouclier de parade)
institution QS:P195,Q51252
English: at least since 1631
Français : depuis 1631
Accession number
1351
Notes
Deutsch: Auftraggeber: Kardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, als Geschenk für Ferdinand, Großherzog von Toskana.
Français : du cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, comme cadeau pour le grand-duc de Toscane.
References
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Source/Photographer http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/medusa.jpg
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English: License: according to http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/about/license.html GNU-FDL or cc-by-sa-1.0 (here: PD-art)
Français : Selon http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/about/license.html, c'est GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 ou GPL (ici, PD-art)
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Medusa (c. 1597). Oil on canvas mounted on wood, rotella (tournament shield), 60 × 55 cm (24 × 22 in). Uffizi Gallery, Florence

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