marble bust of Cosimo de Medici ... A few details—unsmoothed caliper marks on the cheeks, one wing of the Medusa head on Cosimo’s armor —seemed unfinished. Otherwise the statue was in ...

For those familiar with ancient Greek mythology, Medusa is one of its most enigmatic and complex figures. Her captivating and ...

Few, if any, industries in the world have a greater percentage of waste than marble quarrying as it is done in Italy, yet the famous Carrara deposits have been worked over 2,000 years, and ...

Whether it’s Medusa on the Versace logo ... His shaded style makes them look like they are marble statues in museums. He first started tattooing in 2007, working in Virginia before returning ...

Though it burned down and was rebuilt several times, the latest iteration has impressive gold mosaics with Christian motifs, white marble floors ... rest on stone Medusa heads pillaged from ...

So it is that Perseus finds himself agreeing to find and defeat the Gorgon - a monster called Medusa - a task that Polydectes believes to be impossible, since the Oracle has also prophesied that ...

You'll find historical and artistic gems down every cobbled street in this Italian city, which is why it's considered the ...

Below the building's curved arches are dozens of sculptures (notable ones include Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines and a statue of Perseo holding Medusa's head, by Benvenuto Cellini), which draw ...

The popular Medusa Festival of electronic music was later suspended. The dead man was in his 20s, local media say. Three of the injured suffered serious traumas. Eyewitnesses spoke of a sudden ...

Below the building's curved arches are dozens of sculptures (notable ones include Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines and a statue of Perseo holding ... and the intricate marble statues on its ...