Perseus with the head of Medusa, from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues..."
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues...
Artist: Antonio Canova|Giovanni Tognolli|Domenico Marchetti
Artist bio: Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice|Italian, Bieno 1786–1862 Rome (?)|Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: 1817
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 27 9/16 × 20 11/16 in. (70 × 52.5 cm)
Plate: 25 × 17 11/16 in. (63.5 × 45 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  Rome     
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession year: 2019
Tags: Male Nudes|Medusa|Perseus