Neapolitan artist of the XVIII century - Mirror with mask and figure of the Gorgon

Work of the Neapolitan area of the mid-eighteenth century, a typical ephemeral structure composed of paper mache and wood, and golden mecca (silver leaf and yellow transparent paint, to simulate the gold).
Representation of central and southern culture of late baroque in which you were using these small structures with decorative elements to ward off evil to be hanged at the entrance of the house.