Bronze statues
by Benvenuto CELLINI

In addition to his masterpiece, the bronze statue of Perseus in Florence, Cellini produced other large-scale bronze statuary, most important being the Nymph of Fontainebleau and the bust of Cosimo I de' Medici.

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Nymph of Fontainebleau
1542-44
Bronze, 205 x 409 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris


Nymph of Fontainebleau (detail)
1542-44
Bronze
Musée du Louvre, Paris


Nymph of Fontainebleau (detail)
1542-44
Bronze
Musée du Louvre, Paris


Bust of Cosimo I
1546-47
Bronze, height 110 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Bust of Cosimo I (detail)
1546-47
Bronze
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Bust of Cosimo I (detail)
1546-47
Bronze
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Bust of Cosimo I (detail)
1546-47
Bronze
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Bust of Bindo Altoviti
1549
Bronze, height 105 cm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston


Saluki Greyhound
1545-46
Bronze, 18 x 28 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Ganymede
1548-50
Bronze, height 60 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Ganymede
1548-50
Bronze, height 60 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Mercury
1545-53
Bronze, height 96 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Jupiter
1545-53
Bronze, height 98 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Minerva
1545-53
Bronze, height 89 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Danaë and her Son Perseus
1545-53
Bronze, height 84 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Nude of Fear
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Bronze, height 32 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


The Rescue of Andromeda
1550s
Bronze, 82 x 90 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


The Rescue of Andromeda (detail)
1550s
Bronze
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


The Rescue of Andromeda (detail)
1550s
Bronze
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence



Summary of works by Benvenuto Cellini
Perseus | other bronze statues
salt cellar | medals and coins
sculptures in marble
decorated armour | graphics



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