Head of Medusa | Peter Paul Rubens | 1618 Case Style:Tough while the architectural grandeur of

while the architectural grandeur of the Babylonian palace conveys the opulence and decadence of the ancient empire

intellectual New Woman

cheerful colors reflects his admiration for Japanese woodcuts and his longing for renewal and hope

"Vase with Irises Against a Yellow Background" by Vincent van Gogh

the statue emanates a sense of timelessness and contemplation

Head of Medusa | Peter Paul Rubens | 1618 Case Style:Tough while the architectural grandeur ofRubens captures the severed head of Medusa at the very climax of her myth, moments after the hero Perseus has decapitated her. Her eyes, once capable of turning men to stone, are now frozen open in a grotesque expression of terror and agony. But Rubens does not stop at horrorhe transforms the myth into a Baroque spectacle. The painter surrounds her lifeless face with a chaotic mass of writhing snakes that seem to spill out of the canvas, some even