Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Object type: Statue
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Antonio Canova|Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
Artist bio: Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice|Dzików, Poland
Artist role: Artist|Patron
Artist nationality: Italian| 
Date: 1804–6
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): H. 95 1/2 x W. 75 1/2 x D. 40 1/2 in. (242.6 x 191.8 x 102.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1967
Accession year: 1967
Tags: Swords|Male Nudes|Medusa|Perseus