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Summary

Antonio Canova : Perseus with the Head of Medusa (

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Artist



Description	Italian sculptor, architect, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death	1 November 1757	13 October 1822
Location of birth/death	Possagno	Venice
Work location	Rome ; Vienna ; Naples ; Venice
Authority file	: Q5547 VIAF : 36965536 ISNI : 0000000121006717 ULAN : 500115339 LCCN : n79008257 NLA : 35685842 WorldCat

Title

Perseus with the Head of Medusa

Description

Italian, Rome; Statue; Sculpture

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan , New York City , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF : 126238294 ISNI : 0000000419368761 ULAN : 500125157 LCCN : n79129629 NLA : 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Accession number

67.110.1

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1967

Source/Photographer

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