Medusa

painting by Caravaggio
VisualArtwork painting Q2293905
Medusa
Caravaggio · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Medusa

Summary

Medusa is a painting[1]. Medusa ranks in the top 2% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Medusa is the creator of Caravaggio[3].
  • Medusa is in the country of Italy[4].
  • Medusa's instance of is recorded as painting[5].
  • Medusa's instance of is recorded as tondo[6].
  • Medusa's genre is mythological painting[7].
  • Medusa's based on is recorded as Greek mythology[8].
  • Medusa's depicts is recorded as Medusa[9].
  • Medusa's depicts is recorded as woman[10].
  • Medusa's depicts is recorded as human head[11].
  • Medusa is made of oil paint[12].
  • Medusa's collection is recorded as Uffizi Gallery[13].
  • Medusa's inventory number is recorded as 00289175[14].
  • Medusa took place at Uffizi Gallery[15].
  • Medusa's Commons category is recorded as Medusa by Caravaggio[16].
  • January 1, 1597 marks the founding of Medusa[17].
  • Medusa's significant event is recorded as Via dei Georgofili bombing[18].
  • Medusa's main subject is Medusa[19].
  • Medusa's described by source is recorded as 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[20].
  • Medusa's title is recorded as Medusa[21].
  • Medusa's height is recorded as {'amount': '+60'}[22].
  • Medusa's width is recorded as {'amount': '+55'}[23].
  • Medusa's fabrication method is recorded as chiaroscuro[24].
  • Medusa's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Medusa is the creator of Caravaggio[3].

Publication

Medusa's genre is mythological painting[7].

Subject and Themes

Medusa's main subject is Medusa[19].

Material and Period

Medusa is made of oil paint[12]. Medusa took place at Uffizi Gallery[15].

Why It Matters

Medusa ranks in the top 2% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,293 views/month).[2] Medusa has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Medusa is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1597-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Creator → —
    Fabrication method → chiaroscuro
    Copyright status → public domain
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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