dwellerinthelibrary: Jacek Malczewski, Meduza, 1900. This is marvellous - I love her knowing, queenly smile, and the way her snakes (and, I think, the wings you get in a lot of the architectural Gorgons) have become a sort of helmet or crown.

dwellerinthelibrary: Jacek Malczewski, Meduza, 1900. This is marvellous - I love her knowing, queenly smile, and the way her snakes (and, I think, the wings you get in a lot of the architectural Gorgons) have become a sort of helmet or crown.

tags: Reverse Pygmalion, Medusa,gorgon,greek,mythology,turned to stone,

from: https://reversepygmalion.tumblr.com/post/24480902414