A marble statue titled "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," by Antonio Canova, 1804 to 1806, a replica of Canova's marble in the Vatican, commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski of Dzikow, Poland. The statue shows Perseus holding the severed head of the Gorgon Medusa. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 67.110.1, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department, Fletcher Fund, 1967.
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Reproduction and CopyrightCanova's prime marble version was installed in the Vatican's Braccio Nuovo in 1801 to 1802, deliberately placed in the space cleared by ancient statues Napoleon's forces had carried off to Paris, positioning the modern work as a rival to antiquity itself; strong demand for the composition led Canova's workshop to produce further versions, including the one commissioned by the Tarnowski family now at the Metropolitan Museum, so this statue is one of several period replicas rather than a later imitation. 1 Physical Form
MediumMarble statue by Antonio Canova, 1804 to 1806, Metropolitan Museum of Art 67.110.1 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Poland directly: "Countess Valeria Tarnowski of Dzikow, Poland."
Source Perseus with the Head of Medusa, accession 67.110.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source Perseus with the Head of Medusa, accession 67.110.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this marble statue names the subject outright, "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," and the museum's own Getty AAT-linked tags confirm both Perseus and Medusa, a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Perseus with the Head of Medusa, accession 67.110.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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A marble statue titled "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," by Antonio Canova, 1804 to 1806, a replica of Canova's marble in the Vatican, commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski of Dzikow, Poland.
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