The artwork, titled “Aspecta Medusa,” is a chalk drawing created by artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the year 1877. This piece is an exemplar of the Romanticism art movement and features dimensions of 52.07 by 55.88 centimeters. It belongs to the genre of mythological painting and is presently held in a private collection.
The artwork portrays a woman with a reflective and somewhat somber expression, her head tilted slightly to the side, and her long, flowing hair cascading around her shoulders. The use of soft, blended chalk strokes enhances the ethereal and melancholic ambiance of the piece. The subdued, warm color palette contributes to the dreamlike and otherworldly quality characteristic of Rossetti’s work. The woman’s pensive gaze and the gentle, almost spectral rendering of her form evoke the mystical and tragic aura often associated with the mythological figure of Medusa.
