Oil painting in the style of the Old Masters, glazing technique, deep chiaroscuro, an atmosphere of tragic beauty. Medusa Gorgon — a young woman with a pale, noble face and dark green eyes filled with weariness, knowledge and doom. Her lips are touched by a faint half-smile — not cruel, but sorrowful. Her hair is made of living serpents, woven around her head like a heavy crown: they do not strike, but radiate inevitability. Predatory beauty, ruthless character, hidden tragedy. A dark, almost black background, from which the face emerges as if lit by sourceless moonlight. Thin layers of paint, luminous skin, a sense of fatal beauty frozen between life and stone. At the bottom edge of the canvas, a barely visible letter «V».