Ganymede
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Ganymede
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Published 2017-07-31T10:50:04+00:00
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This sculpture is a remake of an antique torso, probably representing Bacchus, which the Prince of Palestrina, Stefano Colonna, donated to Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in 1548. With the assistance of a Flemish artist, Willem van Tetrode, Cellini sculpted the missing parts (arms, head, feet with base, and eagle), and interpreted the classical myth in an ironical manner: the future cup bearer of the gods plays with the eagle sent by Zeus to abduct him, and takes away one of its eaglets. The artist manages to create quite a modern work thanks to the perfect connection between old and new, in line with the restoration method of his era.
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| Date published | 31/07/2017 |
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| Title | Ganymede |
| Date | 1548-1550 |
| Period | Renaissance |
| Medium | marble |
| Artist | Benvenuto Cellini |
| Place | National Museum of Bargello |
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