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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Work_PrefTitle
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, carved marble base with figure of Minerva (left) and Mercury (right)
Image_Title
Detail, carved marble base with figure of Minerva (left) and Mercury (right)
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Creator:
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Benvenuto Cellini (Italian sculptor, 1500-1571)
Agent_Display
Benvenuto Cellini (Italian sculptor, 1500-1571)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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site: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza della Signoria; Loggia dei Lanzi
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza della Signoria; Loggia dei Lanzi
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.769203 11.255658
GPS
43.769203 11.255658
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Date:
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1545-1553 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1545-1553 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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bronze; marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze; marble
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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5.5 m (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
5.5 m (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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allegory; human figure; mythology (Classical); Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574; Medici family
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; human figure; mythology (Classical); Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574; Medici family
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Description:
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A major public work commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici; the creation of the statue is discussed in Celini's memoirs, the Vita. The bronze statue is raised on a marble pedestal, a kind of Mannerist reinterpretation of an antique altar. Out of the sides of the pedestal are hollowed four niches in which stand bronze statuettes of Mercury, Danaë, Jupiter and Minerva. There is also a rectangular, inset, bronze relief of Perseus Freeing Andromeda (all these subsidiary works now Florence, Bargello; replaced with copies). The Perseus is part of a group of sculptures in the Loggia dei Lanzi, and the piazza, meant to symbolize Florentine civic pride. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
A major public work commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici; the creation of the statue is discussed in Celini's memoirs, the Vita. The bronze statue is raised on a marble pedestal, a kind of Mannerist reinterpretation of an antique altar. Out of the sides of the pedestal are hollowed four niches in which stand bronze statuettes of Mercury, Danaë, Jupiter and Minerva. There is also a rectangular, inset, bronze relief of Perseus Freeing Andromeda (all these subsidiary works now Florence, Bargello; replaced with copies). The Perseus is part of a group of sculptures in the Loggia dei Lanzi, and the piazza, meant to symbolize Florentine civic pride. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-CELLINI-PBM-F05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-CELLINI-PBM-F05
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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