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BANDINELLI, Baccio (b. 1493, Firenze, d. 1560, Firenze) |
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Orpheusc. 1519Marble, height c. 200 cm Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence | |
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The marble sculpture portrays Orpheus enchanting with his song the three-headed dog Cerberus, the guardian of the underworld. The nude figure stands in the courtyard on a pedestal made by Benedetto da Rovezzano and Simone Mosca. | |
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