About This Artwork

Antonio Canova
Italian, 1757-1822

Head of Medusa, c. 1801

Plaster
H. 31 cm (12 .20 in.) (without socle); H. 52.25 cm (20.57 in.) (with socle)
Lacy Armour Endowment, 2002.606

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Bruce Boucher, “Head of Medusa,” Notable Acquisitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Studies 29, 2 (2003), pp. 62-63 (ill.).

Ownership History

Sotheby and Company, London, by 2001; sold, 14 December 2001, lot 117, to Daniel Katz, Limited, London [according to written offer in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 2002.