Perseus And The Head Of Medusa, After Benvenuto Cellini, Bronze From The Grand Tour 19th Century

Superb Italian bronze from the 19th century probably from the grand tour, representing the famous Perseus and the head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini located in Florence.
our bronze is of very good carving quality with a beautiful recovery of the many details of this magnificent work.
the patina is remarkable with nuanced, slightly coppery tones in the spirit of Renaissance bronzes. it rests on a marble base.
the whole thing is superb 

dimensions:
47 cm high and 10 cm by 10 cm at the base.

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the story:
Perseus is the son of Danae, daughter of the king of Argos, Acrisios[2]. The latter, warned by an oracle that his grandson will kill him, locks his daughter in a brazen tower, which does not prevent Zeus from seducing her in the form of a rain of gold[3]. Perseus is thus born in secret. Revealed to his grandfather by his cries, he is locked in a chest with his mother and thrown into the waves, which carry them to the island of Seriphos. Both are taken in by a fisherman named Dictys, who raises the boy as his son. Having become an adult, Perseus is entrusted by Polydectes, the king of the island, with the mission of killing the gorgon Medusa whose gaze petrifies those it reaches. Winner thanks to the magic weapons handed over by Hermes and Athena, he passes through Ethiopia on his way back, where he meets Princess Andromeda, who must be delivered to a sea monster as punishment for the careless words of her mother Cassiopeia. Perseus frees her and marries her. Returning to Seriphos, he takes revenge on Polydectes, who tried to rape his mother Danae. He then returned to his homeland, Argos, which Acrisios fled for fear of the oracle to take refuge in Larissa. Now, the king of this city organizes funeral games in which Perseus takes part. While throwing the discus, he accidentally kills Acrisios, who is watching the trials as a spectator. Out of consideration for his late grandfather, Perseus exchanges his kingship of Argos for that of Tiryns and gives the island of Seriphos to Dictys.

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