Perseus with the head of Medusa, from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues..."

Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Tognolli Italian

1817

Not on view

A replica of the statue is in the collection of The Met. The original is in the Vatican collections as noted on this engraving.

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Title: Perseus with the head of Medusa, from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues..."
Series/Portfolio: Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues...
Artist: Domenico Marchetti (Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Tognolli (Italian, Bieno 1786–1862 Rome (?))
Artist: After Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice)
Published in: Rome
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
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.282.115
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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