Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Perseus Triumphant
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Perseus Triumphant
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Alternate Title:
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa
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Image View:
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Detail, head with winged cap
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Creator:
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Antonio Canova (Italian sculptor, 1757-1822)
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 969
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Location Note:
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Pio Clementino Museum, Octagonal Court
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GPS:
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+41.906389+12.454444
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Date:
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ca. 1797-1801 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Neoclassical; Nineteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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sculpture
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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235 cm (height)
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Description:
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The Perseus Triumphant (1797-1801), was conceived as a modern equivalent to the famous ancient statue of Apollo Belvedere, which at the time had been removed to France following the Treaty of Tolentino. The statue shows the triumphant Perseus holding the severed head of the Medusa, one of the three Gorgons. The hero is shown with the winged cap, the sandals of Mercury and the sword which had been given to him in order to complete this task. Made for the tribune Onorato Duveyriez, the first owner of the statue. Later the statue was bought by Pope Pius VII Chiaramonti (1800-1823) who displayed it on the (then empty) pedestal of the Apollo of the Belvedere. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CANO-VM-PH-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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