Doorknocker with Gorgon Head
https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.1
Venice was a center for numerous bronze founders who made elaborate doorknockers for palace doors throughout the city. Although utilitarian, these objects were meant to impress as works of art in their own right. The presence of snakes that coil from this fearsome head suggest...
Sculpture
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146210
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1972.1
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Venice
Technique
bronze
Medium
bronze
Genre
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
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