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Firenze, Loggia dei Lanzi, Il Perseo (Benvenuto Cellini)

Unknownabout 1870–1880

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A sculpture of Perseus, a nude male figure wearing only a sash and winged sandals. He is holding up the decapitated head of Medusa in one hand. He is holding a sword with the other hand. The sculpture is on a pedestal with other sculptures on plinths behind it.

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  • Title: Firenze, Loggia dei Lanzi, Il Perseo (Benvenuto Cellini)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 1870–1880
  • Location Created: Florence, Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 23.9 × 17.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 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: 85.XP.360.22
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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