Perseus
Title
Perseus
Creator
Benvenuto Cellini
Source
Florence: Loggia dei Lanzi
Publisher
Duke Cosimo I de' Medici
Date
1545–54
Contributor
Dr. Adam Rudolphi
Format
sculpture
Language
on the "sash" worn by Perseus, beginning on his chest:
BENVENVTVS CELLINVS CIVIS FLORENT FACIEBAT MDLIV
BENVENVTVS CELLINVS CIVIS FLORENT FACIEBAT MDLIV
Type
still image
Original Format
bronze
Physical Dimensions
320 cm
Files
Citation
Benvenuto Cellini, “Perseus,” Race, Sexuality, and Gender in Early Modern Italian Art, accessed February 22, 2025, http://othersinearlymodernitaly.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/391.