Explore the White marble of 1890 of this artwork, Perseus and the Gorgon (Marqueste).
The white marble made in 1890 is now in the chapel of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
It was acquired by the French state in 1890 for 18,000 francs and was stored at the Musée du Luxembourg (1890-1913) and the Dépôt des marbres (from 1931). Until 1999 it was stored at Villeurbanne. It was moved to the Musée d’Orsay in 1986 and then to its present home in 1999. It was restored in 2000.
French Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon Villeurbanne Musée du Luxembourg Musée d’Orsay