Medal Benvenuto Cellini Statue Of Perseus Holding The Head of Medusa 1970 Medal

Description

76 - shot 70
Bronze medal from the Monnaie de Paris (Cornucopia hallmark from 1880).
Minted around 1970.
Shows traces of friction and handling, small shocks on the edge.
Beautiful copy.
Engraver / Artist / Sculptor
: D Flourat.
Dimension
: 80 mm.
Weight
: 220 g.
Metal
: bronze.
Hallmark on the edge
: Cornucopia + bronze.
Quick and neat delivery.
The support
is not for sale.
The stand is
not
for sale
.
Benvenuto Cellini, born, according to sources, on November 1, 2 or 3, 15001 in Florence, died in the same city on February 13, 1571, is a goldsmith, sculptor, founder, medalist, designer and writer of the Italian Renaissance, who applied the techniques and precision of goldsmithing to his work as a sculptor.
Benvenuto Cellini was born in Florence. His father, Giovanni Cellini, son of a mason, was a musician and instrument maker. He married Maria Lisabetta Granacci, with whom he had several children, Benvenuto being the second, so named because his father expected to have a daughter2. His father tried to orient him initially towards a musical career, the young Benvenuto showing predispositions for the flute and the song.
The beginnings
In 1515, Benvenuto was admitted as an apprentice in the goldsmith's workshop of Michelangelo Brandini (it) (father of the sculptor Baccio Bandinelli who would become Cellini's rival), then in that of Marconi. After a few years, the Council of Eight of Florence decides to exile him for his involvement in various altercations. He wandered around Bologna, Pisa, Rome and studied with different silversmiths3, before ending up in Rome in 1522.
The years in Rome
Clement VII notices him and calls him to his side. Cellini receives several orders for silver vases, candlesticks and ewers that he manufactures with a care that attracts him praise. This prosperous period comes to an abrupt end with the invasion of the imperial troops of Charles V. Cellini stands out for his bravery, during the sack of Rome (1527), by defending the Castel Sant'Angelo besieged by the Constable of Bourbon Charles III, whom he said, himself with a stroke of arquebus; other historians evoke the gesture of a priest named Brantôme4.
After the surrender, Cellini had to return to Florence, but he returned soon, called by Pope Clement VII who ordered him to do an important job, a fermail for his cope. This magnificent gold jewel, set with precious stones, will be melted in 1797 as part of the Treaty of Tolentino in order to defray part of the indemnities owed by Pope Pius VI to Napoleon. The commission of the fermail however attracted him the enmity of another goldsmith, Pompeo de 'Capitanis, jealous of the success of Cellini. The animosity between the two men increases to the point where Cellini assassinates Pompeo in the middle of the street. Protected for a time by the new Pope, Paul III, Cellini is final
Clement VII notices him and calls him to his side. Cellini receives several orders for silver vases, candlesticks and ewers that he manufactures with a care that attracts him praise. This prosperous period comes to an abrupt end with the invasion of the imperial troops of Charles V. Cellini stands out for his bravery, during the sack of Rome (1527), by defending the Castel Sant'Angelo besieged by the Constable of Bourbon Charles III, whom he said, himself with a stroke of arquebus; other historians evoke the gesture of a priest named Brantôme4. After the surrender, Cellini had to return to Florence, but he returned soon, called by Pope Clement VII who ordered him to do an important job, a fermail for his cope. This magnificent gold jewel, set with precious stones, will be melted in 1797 as