Although cellini was unaccustomed to working in marble he proved that he can handle it superbly well.
Cellini ganymede marble.
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.
For carving his ganymede cellini used greek marble which cosimo i de medici had ordered specially.
Benvenuto cellini ganymede 1545 1547.
And the narcissus which.
Marble diameter 80 cm.
Michelangelo david apollo 1530.
13 1571 florence florentine sculptor goldsmith and writer one of the most important mannerist artists and because of the lively account of himself and his period in his autobiography one of the most picturesque figures of the renaissance.
His marble works recall the smooth delicacy of antique greek statuary examples of which were known by cellini.
Narcissus 1540s marble height 149 cm museo nazionale del bargello florence.
Benvenuto cellini born nov.
Cellini s composition is an entirely new interpretation of the subject that does not follow michelangelo s iconography with the figure astride the eagle.
The ganymede 1548 50 which was constructed by adding head arms feet and a base with an eagle to an antique torso given to cosimo i by stefano colonna d.
For carving his ganymede cellini used greek marble which cosimo i de medici had ordered specially.
Verrocchio david 1475.
He was one of the most important artists of mannerism he is remembered for his skill in making pieces.
Marble height 149 cm museo nazionale del bargello florence.
1 1500 florence died feb.
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.
Michelangelo bacchus 1496 1497.
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After 1548 cellini produced three marble statues of mythological subjects all in bargello.
Ganymede 1540s marble height 106 cm museo nazionale del bargello florence.
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Ganymede 1540s marble height 106 cm museo nazionale del bargello florence.
The group of apollo and hyacinth.
Since the block was fairly large he managed to get a narcissus out of it as well.
Cellini resisting the efforts of his father to train him as a musician.