Perseus with the head of Medusa

Perseus with the head of Medusa


New York, New York (NY), US
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Antonio Canova
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canova
Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa, and claimed Andromeda, having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for Queen Cassiopeia declaring herself more beautiful than the sea nymphs.

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