The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Perseus with the head of Medusa, and Phineus

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Water Works: Bernini on Piazza Navona

Program information

In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (on view October 3, 2012–January 6, 2013), Tod Marder, Professor II, Department of Art History, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, outlines the methods Bernini used to design and construct the fountains in Piazza Navona in Rome. Marder also discusses how Bernini's use of models helped him gain valuable commissions and ensure that his fountains would be accurately constructed.

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Perseus with the head of Medusa, and Phineus

Guglielmo della Porta (Italian, Porlezza, near Lake Lugano ca. 1500–1577 Rome)

Date:: 16th century
Culture:: Italian (Roman)
Medium:: Bronze, light and dark brown patina.
Dimensions:: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.); L. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.)
Classification:: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line:: Bequest of Rupert L. Joseph, 1959
Accession Number:: 60.55.68

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 536

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