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Perseu com a cabeça de Medusa

1804–6
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548
Entre 1797 e 1801, Canova esculpiu uma estátua de Perseu a partir de Apolo Belvedere, obra romana datada do século II a. C. que se encontra no Museu do Vaticano. Perseu está segurando a cabeça da Medusa, que ele matou com a ajuda da deusa Minerva. Quando a estátua foi mostrada no ateliê de Canova, o Papa Pio VII a adquiriu para colocá-la no lugar que havia ocupado o Apolo de Belvedere antes que Napoleão o levasse temporariamente para França. A versão do Metropolitan Museum, encomendada logo após pela condessa polonesa Waleria Tarnowska, foi esculpida com algumas variantes. Por sua grandeza elegante, o Perseu de Canova tornou-se um modelo de beleza heroica neoclássica.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Perseu com a cabeça de Medusa
  • Artista: Antonio Canova, italiano, 1757–1822
  • Data: 1804–6
  • Meio: Mármore
  • Dimensões: 242,6 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Fletcher, 1967
  • Número de acesso: 67.110.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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