Though the present group is clearly inspired by the cellini ganymede now in the bargello florence it is not a plaster cast of it as stated in the inventory of plaster casts.
Cellini s ganymede marble.
He was one of the most important artists of mannerism he is remembered for his skill in making pieces.
Crucifix 1562 marble height 185 cm monasterio de san lorenzo el escorial.
Cellini alludes to a celebrated inundation of the year 1547.
Lucy i need hardly remark is the patroness of the eyes.
Cellini perseus with the head of medusa 1545 bargello note 1.
Michelangelo david apollo 1530.
Ganymede 1540s marble height 106 cm museo nazionale del bargello florence.
Cellini s composition is an entirely new interpretation of the subject that does not follow michelangelo s iconography with the figure astride the eagle.
It seems to be related to a lost ideal work by thomas campbell although it is unclear whether it is a plaster cast after campbell s ganymede or a model for it.
Cellini s model for his head of the ganymede to show the grand duke how cellini meant to restore the marble the dowel at its base being made to fit into the neck of the antique portion.
This beautifully carved crucifixion has a long history.
Since the block was fairly large he managed to get a narcissus out of it as well.
Marble diameter 80 cm.
Cellini made this beautifully carved crucifixion following a vision that he had while he was a prisoner at castel sant angelo.
For carving his ganymede cellini used greek marble which cosimo i de medici had ordered specially.
Michelangelo bacchus 1496 1497.
Benvenuto cellini ganymede 1545 1547.
In italian art she is generally represented holding her own eyes upon a plate.
Cellini s composition is an entirely new interpretation of the subject that does not follow michelangelo s iconography with the figure astride the eagle.
Daniele da volterra bust of michelangelo.
Cellini s lasting fame is due more to his record of his own life than it is to his work as an artist.
Ganymede was a shepherd the son of tros a legendary king of troy.
On close examination this model would appear to have been made from a first wax coated model of the kind already mentioned for there appear.
152 161 the god having transformed himself into an eagle carried the youth off to olympus where he made him his cup bearer.
For carving his ganymede cellini used greek marble which cosimo i de medici had ordered specially.
Verrocchio david 1475.
His outstanding beauty caused jupiter to fall in love with him.
According to ovid met.