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OverviewBenvenuto Cellini's Perseus and Medusa, one of Renaissance Italy's most complex sculptures, is the subject of this study, which proposes that the statue's androgynous appearance is paradoxical. Symbolizing the male ruler overcoming a female adversary, the Perseus legitimizes patriarchal power; but the physical similarity between Cellini's characters suggests the hero rose through female agency. Dr. Corretti argues that although not a surrogate for powerful Medici women, Cellini's Medusa may have reminded viewers that Cosimo I de' Medici's power stemmed in part from maternal influence. Drawing upon a vast body of art and literature, Dr. Corretti concludes that Cellini and his contemporaries knew the Gorgon as a version of the Earth Mother, whose image is found in art for Medici women. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christine CorrettiPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.434kg ISBN: 9789004292192ISBN 10: 9004292195 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 22 May 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents Prologue vii List of Figures xvi xviii 1 The Story of Perseus and Medusa, an Interpretation of Its Meaning, and the Topos of Decapitation 1 2 Cellini's Perseus and Medusa : The Paradigm of Control 17 3 Renaissance Political Theory and Paradoxes of Power 57 4 The Goddess as Other and Same 92 5 The Sexual Symbolism of the Perseus and Medusa 104 6 The Public Face of Justice 109 7 Classical and Grotesque Polities 127 8 Eleonora di Toledo and the Image of the Mother Goddess 137 Conclusion 154 Bibliography 157 Index 173ReviewsAuthor InformationChristine Corretti, Ph.D. (2011) is a specialist of early modern Italian art and author of a variety of books and articles, including Cellini's Perseus and Medusa and the Loggia dei Lanzi: Configurations of the Body of State (Brill, 2015). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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