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Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini (Florence)

Giorgio Sommerabout 1857–1890

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Sculpture of Perseus by Cellini, on display at the Vatican. Perseus holds a decapitated head in one hand and a sword in the other.

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  • Title: Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini (Florence)
  • Creator: Giorgio Sommer
  • Date Created: about 1857–1890
  • Physical Dimensions: 24.1 × 18.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XP.854.2
  • Culture: Italian
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Giorgio Sommer (Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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