Caravaggio: The First Medusa

by Maurizio Marini, Maurizio Seracini, Mina Gregori

This stunning book reveals how a version of the Medusa in private hands has been newly attributed to Caravaggio (1571-1610). The similarity of the work, and its frame, to the better-known version at the Uffizi in Florence attracted the attention of experts. X-rays and new technologies eventually confirmed that this version was the original. Here, the results of historical and technological research are accompanied by superb illustrations and close-ups...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8874395825
• ISBN13: 9788874395828
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.3" x 12.1"