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Phineus is turned to stone as Perseus exposes him to the severed head of Medusa

Artist: Claude Lefebvre (1632-1675)
Title: Phineus is turned to stone as Perseus exposes him to the severed head of Medusa
Date: 1681
Medium: Etching and engraving, 1681. Part of the series Gallerie que l'eccelent Annibal Carrache a peinte a Rome. After an engraving by Carlo Cesi (1625-1686), itself after the frescos painted by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) for the Gallery of the Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy. Published in Paris in 1681 by Jean le Blond II.
Photo Source: Lombardia Beni Culturali
Item: 6857A