Benvenuto Cellini: Sculpture 'Perseus with the head of Medusa', art bronze
€1,480.00
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23905872945
Product information "Benvenuto Cellini: Sculpture 'Perseus with the head of Medusa', art bronze"
In Florence, the unique Renaissance artist was commissioned by Duke Cosimo de Medici to create the famous bronze statue of Perseus for the Loggia dei Lanzi, the shining pinnacle of Florentine sculpture at the time. The allegorical statue of Liberty was intended to symbolise the heroic victory over dark forces achieved with divine assistance. At the time, such triumphs were best symbolised with severed heads. Original: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Bronze. Circa 1550. polymer ars mundi museum replica cast by hand with bronzed surface. Total height 72 cm.
| Artist: | Benvenuto Cellini |
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