Perseus / Head of Medusa / Renaissance; Creation date: 1545-1554

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Work Title: Perseus
View Title: Head of Medusa
Creator/Culture: sculptor: Benvenuto Cellini (Italian, 1500-1571)
Site/Repository: Intended location: Piazza della Signoria (Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy); Site: Loggia dei Lanzi (Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy)
Period/Date: Renaissance; Creation date: 1545-1554
Media/Technique: bronze
Dimensions: height: 550 cm, 216.54 inches
Subjects: Perseus (Greek mythology); Medusa (Greek mythology); Sculptures (visual works); Male figures; Statues; Florence (Firenze, Tuscany, Italy); Cellini, Benvenuto (Italian sculptor, 1500-1571); Renaissance
Work Record ID: 150721
Image Record ID: 918047
Classification Filing Number: 272; C393; 4P 12e

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 918047
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-918047/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 918047. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-918047/1. May 02, 2024.