Italian Marble Copy of Rondanini Medusa

An Italian white marble copy of the 'Rondanini Medusa', mid…
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An Italian white marble copy of the 'Rondanini Medusa', mid 19th century, the winged gorgon's mask wreathed in snakes, on a square sectioned waisted socle, height 60 cm. Other Notes: Thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek 5th century BC original, the original version of this work was in the collection of the Marchesi Rondanini in Rome. Much admired by Goethe who was struck by its 'Unspeakable anguished stare of death' it was later acquired by King Ludwig of Bavaria and is now in the Glyptothek in Munich.

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  • Socle - The short plinth, usually cylindrical, that serves as a pedestal for a sculpture or vase

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