Medusa with the Head of Perseus is a sculpture created by Luciano Garbati in 2008. The statue depicts Medusa holding a sword and the head of Perseus, a role reversal of Greek legend.

Oct 17, 2021 · Medusa With the Head of Perseus is a work of art that turns the old Greek mythological tale on its head, so to speak. It was sculpted by Italian artist Luciano Garbati who …

In its frontality and majestic motion, Perseus’s stance recalls the antique Apollo, but Canova’s hero’s gaze is focused on the severed head of the monster Medusa, which in turn was based …

Apr 20, 2022 · Perseus on the relief represents Duke Francesco while Andromeda represents his Hapsburg wife, Giovanna. Similarly, Andromeda is an allegory for Florence, while Perseus …

Jan 17, 2025 · Perseus and Medusa In true Mannerist style, Cellini takes us on a trip to ancient Greece and the story of how the hero Perseus, depicted by Cellini with winged sandals from …

This statuette represents the Greek mythological hero Perseus, who famously slew Medusa, one of the snake-haired Gorgons whose gaze turned onlookers into stone. (Perseus prevailed by …

Jul 29, 2025 · Head to Piazza della Signoria and you’ll find Benvenuto Cellini’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa, one of the Renaissance’s most iconic bronzes. It depicts the mythological …

Apr 5, 2025 · Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus with the Head of Medusa is one of the greatest masterpieces of Mannerist sculpture. Commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici and completed in …

Among the many myths sculpted by Canova is that of Perseus and Medusa, the Greek hero who decapitated the gorgon with the gaze that turned to stone any that looked at her.

Perseus stands naked except for a sash and winged sandals, triumphant on top of the body of Medusa with her head, crowned with writhing snakes, in his raised hand. Blood spews from …