Pictures of MedusaIn many pictures of Medusa, this Gorgon is represented as a hideous creature with snakes instead of hair. Her eyes had such a terrible look, that anyone turned into stone. Not even gods dared look at her. She was killed by the hero Perseus.Enjoy the images... even if "enjoy" might not be the right word. 
Gorgon Medusa Head On The Arches Of The Severan Forum., Leptis Magna, Al Khums, Libya McKinlay, Doug Buy this Photographic Print at AllPosters.com 
The head of Medusa and Nereid surround the entire Severan Forum - Leptis Magna, Tripolitania Syder, Patrick Buy this Photographic Print at AllPosters.com This Medusa image corresponds to what we know about her looks. 
Headof Medusa Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
Medusa shield (painted plaster relief) Bocklin, Arnold Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com And more pictures of Medusa... 
Head of Medusa Rubens, Peter Paul Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
The Head Of Medusa, 1884 Solomon, Simeon Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com And a modern revisitation. 
Medusa Cann, Nicholas Buy this Framed Art Print at AllPosters.com In other pictures Perseus and Medusa appear together (when he is killing her or a little before). 
Perseus and Medusa Attributed to Benjamin West West, Benjamin Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
Red-figure amphora, showing the slaying of Medusa by Perseus Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com The next one is quite nice ;-) 
Perseus with the head of Medusa, 1545-53 (bronze) Cellini, Benvenuto Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
Perseus and Andromeda Rubens, Peter Paul Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com Take a look at her sisters, the Gorgons, as you can see, beauty was something their family didn't lack. 
Attic black-figure dinos depicting Perseus fleeing from the Gorgons, c.590 BC (ceramic) Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com There is also a story that says Medusa was a beautiful girl, but she boasted she had beautiful hair and goddess Athena punished her, transforming her into a monster. That's why there are also pictures of Medusa where she is represented as a beautiful girl. 
Aspecta Medusa, 1867 Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com |