Head of Medusa in an oval gold frame

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

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