Skip to Content
Today Open today 10–11 members | 11–5 public

Head of Medusa

A work made of pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

Image actions

  • A work made of pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper.

Date:

1680

Artist:

Godfried Maes
Flemish, 1649-1700

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Godfried Maes

Title

Head of Medusa

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality)

Date

1680

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Signed and dated lower center, in pen and brown ink: "G Maes (twice): del: / 1680"

Dimensions

24.5 × 18.1 cm (9 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Prints and Drawings Purchase Fund

Reference Number

2018.59

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/242705/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share