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Etching of two masks with the character of Medusa
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi. Etching of two Medusa masks. |
| Physical description | Etching of two masks with the character of Medusa |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed Dall Antico. Gio. Bat. Galestruzzi fece, (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914) |
| Credit line | Presented by Somers Clarke, Esq., F.S.A. |
| Object history | Medusa is a character from Greek mythology, famed for being a winged female human with snakes as strands of hair. Medusa has been the subject of many well-known works of art. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3017-1913 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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