Masterpiece. A portrait of Medusa Gorgon leaning against a marble pillar in a deserted temple at night, hands behine her back, face profile, pale, stone-like complexion, subtly infused with gentle, rosy highlights, gazing upward with a subtle, sultry expression, her full lips slightly parted, her forked snake-like tongue darting out to taste the air, surrounded by a mesmerising array of angry snakes, that intricately weave around her head and shoulders, hissing and striking outwards. Her skin all over is a patchwork of pale porcelain-like natural human skin and many differing kinds of snakeskin, representing her complicated creation. A simple shift dress covers her modestly. The environment contains pillars, statues, all decayed and eroded, and climbing vines and other plants are beginning to dominate the structures . A few fire brands attached to pillars give warm flickering light and moonlight creates cool diffused light. Medusa is half in shadow. The painting employs a palette dominated by dark greens, greys, and pale whites, with subtle highlights to emphasise the mystical and haunting quality of the scene. The texture of the marble, statues and skin is rendered with meticulousness and extreme detail, giving a realistic and tragic feel to the artwork