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Perseus turns his enemies into stone with the head of Medusa
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Perseus turns his enemies into stone with the head of Medusa

Carlo Cesio · 1656 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Zicht in een feestzaal in het paleis van de Ethiopische koning waar gevochten wordt. In het midden staat Perseus die het hoofd van Medusa toont aan de mannen die hem proberen aan te vallen met speren. De mannen veranderen in steen.

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printa fight ensues
Credit linePerseus verandert zijn vijanden in steen met het hoofd van Medusa. 1656. Carlo Cesio. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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