1600 represented for Rubens the fulfillment of his artistic training, in Italy he knew the Renaissance, the Venetian School and the one between Tuscany and Rome. We can also imagine him conversing with a respectable contemporary: Caravaggio.
This work is the sum of his studies perfected by his personality and vision of Art.
Guided by Ovid's Metamorphoses; the winner is crowned with victory; Medusa performs his task from the hero's shield.
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