Perseus cuts off Medusa's head, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles

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Perseus cuts off Medusa's head, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolles's Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere.

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