Why it matters
The severed head of Medusa lies surrounded by snakes, which have been attributed to the animal painter Frans Snyders, who worked with Rubens several times.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1618.
- It measures 68.5 × 118 cm.
- Another version is in the Moravian Gallery in Brno.
- Snyders also painted the eagle in Rubens's Prometheus Bound.
Based on the Wikipedia article Medusa (Rubens) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
