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Date: 1545-1554 Artist: Benvenuto Cellini Art Movement/Period: Late Renaissance and Mannerism Location: Florence, Italy MYTHOLOGICAL BACKGROUND: THE TALE OF PERSEUS AND MEDUSA Medusa, one of the most striking figures in mythology, has appeared in art for centuries as both subject and object. In terms of mythological origins, Medusa was born as the daughter of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto, and is the only mortal of the three Gorgon sisters (Stheno, Euryale, Medusa). The etymo

Date: 1420-1436 Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Art Movement/Period: Italian Renaissance Exhibited at: Florence, Italy #DuomoCathedral Everything About the Florence Cathedral Dome: Architecture, History, and Symbolism The people of Florence celebrate the anniversary of the dome of their city cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, every year. But why would a city celebrate the anniversary of a dome? Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence The construction of the Florence Cathedral, wi

Date: 1533 Artist: Young Hans Holbein Art Movement/Period: Northern Renaissance Exhibited at: The National Gallery, London #Ambassadors Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors: Power, Faith, and Mortality in 16th-Century Europe Considered one of the most accomplished portrait painters of the sixteenth century, this magnificent portrait by Hans Holbein appears at first glance to depict two wealthy, educated, and powerful young men. Exhibited at the National Gallery in London, this