
Julio Cesar Delgado Pacheco Cuba, b. 1985
La muerte de Medusa, 2024
pencil on canvas
39 3/4 x 65 3/4 in
101 x 167 cm
101 x 167 cm
The Death of Medusa portrays her final moments with a moving beauty. Instead of focusing on the violence of her death, the artwork transforms it into a scene of peace and release. Medusa is surrounded by calm figures who seem to witness her passing, not as enemies but as silent mourners in a softened world of flowing lines and delicate, feather-like forms. Floral motifs and interwoven shapes seem to cradle her, as if nature itself were guiding her passage from life to something beyond. Here, Medusa is more than a feared monster; she is a tragic figure whose spirit, depicted in ethereal and graceful wisps, rises and fades. The piece captures a rare compassion, inviting us to see Medusa’s death not as an end but as a gentle transition to another realm.