Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
ShareThis
Javascript must be enabled to continue!

Wall painting fragment with Gorgon mask

View through The Met
Fresco, Early Imperial Julio-Claudian, Roman
Rights: Public Domain
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Henry G. Marquand 1892
Title: Wall painting fragment with Gorgon mask
Description:
Fresco, Early Imperial Julio-Claudian, Roman.

Related Results

Wall Painting Fragment from the Villa at Boscotrecase
Wall Painting Fragment from the Villa at Boscotrecase
This wall painting fragment comes from the so-called 'Mythological Room' of the villa at Boscotrecase (room 19) where it would have decorated the top register of red-paneled walls....
Wall painting fragment
Wall painting fragment
This fragment features a yellow circle on a white ground and concentric circles in shades of pink forming a target-like pattern that resembles the veining of marble. Known as the...
Inset Wall Piece Gray with Maroon Interior
Inset Wall Piece Gray with Maroon Interior
Winsor's sculpture is in fact a wall piece, a three-dimensional cube fashioned from what she calls "acrylic altered cement," which has been constructed as a very thin (approx. 1/8 ...
Gorgon Head
Gorgon Head
This mold-made terracotta head is in the shape of a Gorgon mask. The almond shaped eyes, slightly protruding nose, and upturned mouth are incised with a sharp tool, a process that ...
Wall Painting Fragment with Vegetal Motif
Wall Painting Fragment with Vegetal Motif
This fragment of wall painting depicts a red panel with a black register beneath it, separated by a white band. In the central red section is a repeating pattern of vegetal motifs,...

Back to Top