ID: 700002272 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002272	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Medusa (sculpture (visual work); Vincenzo Gemito (Italian, 1852 - 1929) (Italian Artist); 1911; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 86.SE.528)

Titles:

Medusa (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

reliefs (sculptures) [300047230]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1911

Creator Display:

Vincenzo Gemito (Italian, 1852 - 1929) (Italian Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Gemito, Vincenzo (Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and draftsman, 1852-1929) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500021790]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 86.SE.528

Other: Creation: Napoli [7004474] Napoli province (province), Campania (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Partially gilt silver

	silver (metal) [300011029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <silver| silver compounds| alloys>)

	gilding (technique) [300053789]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, metallizing)

Dimensions: Object: H: 23.5 cm (H: 9 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Symbolist [300021514] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European fine arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Medusa [901000543]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	snakes (suborder) [300250870]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Reptilia (class), Squamata (order)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Inscription: "1911, GEMITO," at bottom center of front

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Medusa	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]