The gorgon turning men of different races into stone. Process print after G.A. Sartorio, 1895.

  • Sartorio, Giulio Aristide, 1860-1932.
Date:
[1895]
Reference:
2853742i
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Description

The Gorgon is shown as a nude woman wearing the wings of Hermes on her helmet and on her feet. She tramples on three men (two brown/black and one white), turning them to stone

Publication/Creation

Roma : Fotoinc. Danesi, [1895]

Physical description

1 print : collotype (?) ; platemark 24.4 x 19.4 cm

Contributors

Lettering

La Gorgone. G.A. Sartorio. Il convito Gennaio 1895.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2853742i

Creator/production credits

After an etching by Sartorio? A painting by him of this composition is in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome

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