Although not a perfect likeness, many agree that Cellini sculpted himself in the back of his hero’s head. Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in the period 15451554. If you look at Perseus’s head from the back, you can see that his helmet and his hair form a face and a beard. However, while Michelangelo and Donatello’s statues were taken to museums and copies put in place, the original Perseus stayed in the square for almost 500 years, only being covered briefly for restorations.Ĭellini found an odd way to sign his work (besides putting his name on Perseus’s sash). 22 Medusa by Michelangelo Caravaggio (159596). According to another tradition, however, the head was kept in the city of Athens, buried underneath a mound in the agora. Back then, Perseus shared the piazza with the aforementioned Hercules statue, Michelangelo’s David, and Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes. Perseus eventually gave Medusa’s head to Athena, who placed it on her breastplate or shield, called the aegis. Her demeanor is steadfast rather than victorious. The statue was commissioned by Cosimo I de Medici when he became grand duke and was unveiled to the public in 1554. Medusa With the Head of Perseus (2008) by Luciano Garbati The image has become iconic: she stands nude, her tresses a mass of serpents, a blade in one hand, a decapitated head in another, in the throes of an uncomfortable, unprompted duty. The story is a popular one in Greek mythology that still resonates with the public to this day. The statue depicts Medusa holding a sword and the head of Perseus. Cellini depicts a triumphant Perseus lifting Medusa’s head in the air, her lifeless body by his feet. Medusa with the Head of Perseus is a sculpture created by Luciano Garbati in 2008. The name of the artwork is pretty self-explanatory. However, the statue that garners the most attention is, without a doubt, Cellini’s masterpiece, Perseus with the Head of Medusa. That’s because the square has a sizable collection of priceless statues including Hercules and Cacus by Bandinelli, The Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna and the Medici lions.
Perseus slew the monster and rescued Andromeda from the rock. The Cetus was a sea monster in the water below that was imminent to eat Andromeda.
Travel to the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, and you will be treated to an astonishing exhibition of Renaissance art. Perseus Uses Medusa’s Head as a Weapon On his way home, Perseus came upon Andromeda, a beautiful woman embedded into a rock on the shore.
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