10 Fun Facts about Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini

Amuze Art Lecture #57: A discussion of the Perseus with the Head of Medusa, sculpted between 1545 and 1554 by Benvenuto Cellini. The sculpture is on public display in the Loggia dei Lanzi on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence. Check out my coffee table books about artists like Antonietta Brandeis, Eugene de Blaas, Federico del Campo, Thomas Mostyn, Peder Mork Monsted, and Hans Zatzka: https://www.amuzeartbooks.com/ For daily stories about art, follow me on Instagram:   / tripimprover   Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:28 #1 The Story 1:20 #2 The Details 2:05 #3 Original or Replica 3:00 #4 The Pedestal 3:54 #5 Looking down 4:26 #6 Duke Cosimo I 5:15 #7 Nine Years 6:01 #8 Humor 6:40 #9 Bronze Casting 8:07 #10 Political Message 8:50 Conclusion ---------------------------------------------------------------- Music: Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0; http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...)