珀耳修斯与美杜莎的头

Antonio Canova Italian
 Commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548

在1787年至1801年间，卡诺瓦以梵蒂冈博物馆所藏的公元二世纪的罗马雕像《贝尔维德尔的阿波罗》为基础，雕刻了一座珀耳修斯的雕像。该雕像中的珀耳修斯挥舞着美杜莎的头颅，他在雅典娜的帮助下杀死了美杜莎。卡诺瓦在自己的工作室里展出这座雕像后，教皇庇护七世出资将其买下，放在原本放置《贝尔维德尔的阿波罗》的地方，后者暂时被拿破仑带去了法国。大都会博物馆持有的这个版本是一位名叫瓦莱丽·塔尔瑙斯卡的波兰女伯爵在那以后不久委托卡诺瓦制作的，有几处地方与原作有别。卡诺瓦的《珀耳修斯》以其在光滑中透出的庄严成为新古典主义英雄之美的典范。

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice), Marble, Italian, Rome

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Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice), Marble, Italian, Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice), Marble, Italian, Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice), Marble, Italian, Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice), Marble, Italian, Rome

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