Dueling Narcissism

Raphael&Fornarina, originally uploaded by lesserajax.

Check out Medusa's ideal self-portrait and compare it to this one. My question to passers-by is, Which particular variety of longing, idealization, and loneliness is compelling to you? (I should add that I am more the voyeur than the straight-out narcissist; what's interesting is that in both cases, the gazer is looking at something that is not quite real.)