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Perseus with the Head of Medusa. Antonio Canova Italian. Commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski. 1804–6. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548. When Countess Valeria Tarnowska first met the sculptor Antonio Canova, on December 5, 1803, she recorded the event in her diary: "I saw the great Canova!
Gypsotheca, Scarpa wing. Canova depicts Perseus as a proud winner with his arm tightly holding Medusa’s head and showcasing it as a trophy representing his completed mission. In his right hand he holds the hooked spade, given to him by Hermes, and on his head his helmet.
Here, the mythological hero Perseus triumphantly presents his trophy, Medusa's head, to the world. Through this dynamic pose, Canova draws our attention to the sweep of Perseus's idealized body, which is framed by a drape falling from his left arm.
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 Perseus and Andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. It is located in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria in ...
Comentario histórico artístico de Perseo con la cabeza de Medusa, una de las obras escultóricas más conocidas de Benvenuto Cellini.
It was the weight, proportions and expressive character of the statue of the Belvedere Apollo which inspired Canova in this famous statue of Perseus. The statue shows the triumphant Perseus holding the severed head of the Medusa, one of the three Gorgons. The hero is shown with the winged cap, th...
Antonio Canova ( 67.219.2) is considered the greatest Neoclassical sculptor of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Along with the painter Jacques Louis David, he was credited with ushering in a new aesthetic of clear, regularized form and calm repose inspired by classical antiquities.
