Michelangelo Caravaggio Medusa Socks

Michelangelo Caravaggio's Head of Medusa (1595-1598)

The Medusa is painted on canvas applied to a wooden shield. The subject is mythological referring to the shield from Athena which was cunningly used to exploit the the Medusa's power to petrify people. This iconography was often used by the Medici to represent their military power.

Material composition: 83% cotton, 15% polyamide, 2% elastane

Country of origin: Italy