Medusa

December, 2017 The History of Medusa Have you ever wanted to just look at a person and turn them to stone? I know it sounds a little far fetched, but Medusa had that ability. She did it whenever she wanted. Medusa could be considered the most interesting mortals considering she had very unusual hair, her unique death, and her mischievous after-death experiences. Medusa had very unusual hair. She was part of the Gorgon sisters, and was the only mortal of the three of them. Medusa was well known for her beauty

just a human, which makes Perseus a Demigod. Medusa is a beautiful woman but, she has serpents on her head. People turned into stone as soon as they saw Medusa’s face. The story of Perseus and Medusa always interested me. When I saw the sculpture of Perseus holding the head of Medusa and had his sword in the other had I got interested to know more about the story of Perseus and Medusa, I have always heard the story about Perseus and that he killed Medusa but I didn’t know how. I wanted to know more

the creation of the Greek myths, various works of art have been created to represent many of the stories that these myths created. One such example is, Perseus with the Head of Medusa created by Benvenuto Cellini in 1554. This statue, as the title suggest, depicts the hero Perseus holding the recently decapitated head of Medusa. However, this statue does not just serve as a reminder of the story of Perseus, but also a political statement. To explore this history of this statue, and the myth that inspired

The statue of Perseus with the head of Medusa was constructed from 1545 to 1554 and is similar to other works of art created in the 1500s. It belongs to the Mannerist period. Unlike, the Renaissance period, Mannerism focused on style and how people desired to look. Mannerist works typically looked artificial and exaggerated. This is visible in the statue of Perseus and Medusa because Perseus’ muscle definition is very intense, and the way he’s standing on Medusa’s body looks slightly awkward. This

In the poems, Medusa and The Laboratory, the theme of jealousy is explored through the actions of female characters who are jealous of their partner’s lovers. Both female characters choose revenge and violence as a way to retaliate and show their strength. In Medusa, the poetic speaker is shown to go through monstrous transformations, caused by jealousy, which motivates her strive for revenge. Duffy portrays jealousy as being transformative and will lead to self-loathing. In The Laboratory, the poetic

photo give a sense of emotion? This is all questions the painting; the raft of medusa answers. Theodore Gericault uses smart angels and pigmentation of different bland of colors to give different sense of emotion from just one painting. The question as a novelist Julian Barnes asked, “how do you turn catastrophe into art?” to understand this artwork, we must look back to the origin of the painting. The raft of the medusa was one of the most important masterpieces of the 19th century. As it was one

earliest account of such emotionally exact artwork is the 1818 piece, Raft of the Medusa, by Theodore Gericault. As time progressed people became more politically aware and involved and generations of art portrayed this. Pablo Picasso's Guernica, created in 1937, is a great example of how modern times soon saw a peak in the occurrence of allegorical and politically packed artworks. Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa and Picasso's Guernica are both horrifying accounts of the nature of men that aimed

ballerina, with a sword in his hand, forcefully grabbing the head of Medusa. Athena gave Perseus a shield to avoid the reflection of Medusa to turn him into stone. As I understand it, Perseus’ posture implies how glorious and mighty he is just looking at his stance. Perseus’ is the dominant one in Antonio Canova’s sculpture. Perseus perpetuates the superiority of masculinity as he holds Medusa’s head high. In my way of thinking, Medusa is subjected to victimization as her head has been decapitated

In the myth Perseus tells the story of Medusa by Ovid the series of events leading up to how Medusa's head is cut off by Perseus and how Medusa becomes a monster is explained. In the myth, when Perseus decides to defeat Medusa, she is seen as a villain. On the contrary, when the story of how Medusa turns into a monster unfolds, she can be seen as a victim. When Perseus reaches Medusa's lair, he observes the victims of her powers and has the constant thought that he could lose his life and mission

Duffy feels like male are leaving women based on their appearance. The poem Medusa clearly shows many examples of insecurities. Medusa is one of the Gorgons three sisters from Greek mythology, famous for having snakes for hair and for turning people to stone. Medusa has always been well known among people, and was well known for having unapproachable looks but Duffy tells her story so that the reader can gain sympathy for Medusa, a monstrous character. The poem begins with “A suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy