Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in the period 1545–1554. The sculpture stands on a square base which has bronze relief panels depicting the story of Per
The sculpture in 2013
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
The base of the sculpture, Perseus's feet on the slain Medusa's headless corpse
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Piazza della Signoria is a W-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Central Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
…bronze relief panels depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. It is located in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. The second Florentine duke, Cosimo I de' Medici, commissioned the work with specific political connections to the other sculptural…
Piazza Signoria Firenze
Palazzo Vecchio
Painting of Savonarola's execution in the Piazza della Signoria
Giuseppe Zocchi, The Piazza della Signoria in Florence, first half 18th ct.