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Height: cm 74
\nWeight: kg 14,7
\nMaterial and finishing: lost wax bronze casting on a \u2018Nero Marquinia\u2019 marble base, dark brown and green patina
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Craftsman: Fonderia Artistica Marinelli
\nAn undisputed Florentine excellence, the Foundry is heir to a tradition that has been handed down from master to apprentice since the 16th century. Known for its faithful bronze replicas of Renaissance originals, now placed also in the city\u2019s squares and streets, Fonderia Marinelli\u2019s selection also includes small-scale replicas of sculptures from the Uffizi Galleries and under the Loggia dei Lanzi. All the subjects are bronze castings with different patinas and are placed on marble and bronze bases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reproduction of the famous statue by Benvenuto Cellini, representing Perseus holding the head of Medusa.
\nHandcrafted product made in Tuscany in lost wax bronze casting on a \u2018Nero Marquinia\u2019 marble base.
\nThe statue is to be found under the Loggia dei Lanzi, which is part of the Gallerie degli Uffizi.<\/p>\n

Completed in 1554, almost ten years after the start of the undertaking, Benvenuto Cellini\u2019s Perseus with the Head of Medusa is one of the most famous Mannerist works. The subject depicts the hero of the myth after decapitating Medusa, whose head he holds in one hand. The curious story of the work is told by Cellini himself in his memoirs: not having the necessary funds to complete a bronze statue of such dimensions, he ended up melting down and using all the tinware he owned. The statue also conveyed a political message: commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo I de\u2019 Medici, it depicts him as he concludes with a clean cut the Republican era, personified by Medusa and the snakes emerging from her body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10553,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[524,529,393],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13986","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fine-craftsmanship","7":"product_cat-fonderia-artistica-marinelli-fine-craftsmanship","8":"product_cat-merchandise-en","9":"pa_artista-benvenuto-cellini-en","10":"pa_periodo-storico-mannerism","11":"desktop-align-left","12":"tablet-align-left","13":"mobile-align-left","14":"ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal","15":"ast-product-tabs-layout-horizontal","16":"ast-qv-on-image","18":"first","19":"instock","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPerseus With The Head Of Medusa - Bronze | Shop Online | BeCulture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Reproduction of the famous statue by Benvenuto Cellini, representing Perseus holding the head of Medusa. 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