- Artist
- Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt 1833–1898
- Medium
- Gouache, gold paint and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 368 × 1284 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1919
- Reference
- N03457
Display caption
Perseus eventually discovers Medusa with her sisters, the Gorgons. Unlike her they are all immortal. Using Athena's mirror to defend himself, Perseus beheads Medusa, at which point the winged horse Pegasus and the warrior Chrysaor spring from her decapitated body. When the Gorgons attempt to punish Perseus for killing their sister, he evades them by using the helmet given to him by the sea nymphs, thus becoming invisible.
Gallery label, June 1993
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