Cellini S Ganymede Marble

His outstanding beauty caused jupiter to fall in love with him.

Cellini s ganymede marble. He was one of the most important artists of mannerism he is remembered for his skill in making pieces. Michelangelo bacchus 1496 1497. Cellini made this beautifully carved crucifixion following a vision that he had while he was a prisoner at castel sant angelo. Benvenuto cellini ganymede 1545 1547.

For carving his ganymede cellini used greek marble which cosimo i de medici had ordered specially. Cellini s lasting fame is due more to his record of his own life than it is to his work as an artist. 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.

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 composition is an entirely new interpretation of the subject that does not follow michelangelo s iconography with the figure astride the eagle. Ganymede 1540s marble height 106 cm museo nazionale del bargello florence.

First printed in italy in 1728 cellini s autobiography was translated into english 1771 german 1796 and french 1822 and launched on the tide of the romantic movement gained immediate popularity dictated to a workshop assistant it is composed in colloquial language with no. 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. Cellini alludes to a celebrated inundation of the year 1547. Michelangelo david apollo 1530.

For carving his ganymede cellini used greek marble which cosimo i de medici had ordered specially. 3 november 1500 13 february 1571 was an italian goldsmith sculptor draftsman soldier musician and artist who also wrote poetry and a famous autobiography. Marble diameter 80 cm. 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.

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. 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. Crucifix 1562 marble height 185 cm monasterio de san lorenzo el escorial. Ganymede was a shepherd the son of tros a legendary king of troy.

According to ovid met. Cellini perseus with the head of medusa 1545 bargello note 1. Verrocchio david 1475. 152 161 the god having transformed himself into an eagle carried the youth off to olympus where he made him his cup bearer.