Perseus with the Head of Medusa

Sculpture · 1545–1554 · Florence, Loggia dei Lanzi · Europe

A bronze cast almost in one pour: the Medici's answer to republican David

Author: Benvenuto Cellini
Style: Mannerism — Renaissance harmony deliberately unbalanced: stretched bodies, cold colour, crowded space
Century: 16th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

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