Benvenuto Cellini
PERSEUS HOLDING THE HEAD OF MEDUSA
One of the most
famous statue in the world. The
statue has recently been restored.
The sculpture itself
is original, while the pedestal has been replaced and is a replica.
The four small bronze statuettes are Jupiter, Mercurius, Minerva and Danae.
Wanted by Cosimo I de Medici to symbolize the eternal splitting with the republican institutions.
Is the first statue placed under the Loggia - 1554 |
