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Perseus with the Head of Medusa, accession 67.110.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," a marble statue by Antonio Canova, 1804 to 1806, a replica of Canova's marble in the Vatican commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski. The record carries the museum's own Getty AAT-linked subject tags Perseus and Medusa alongside the title itself, which names the scene outright. Fletcher Fund, 1967. Accession number 67.110.1.

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1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned statue, the strongest available record for its artist, date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright and whose tags confirm it.
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Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/204758
Source Type
Museum
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Perseus, Figures

This source names Perseus directly: "open-access collection API record for "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," a marble statue by Antonio Canova, 1804 to 1806, a replica of Canova's marble in the Vatican commissioned by Count Jan and..."

Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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