Medusa Sculpture

'Head of Medusa'
Sculpture
By Benvenuto Cellini.

I recently saw this statue in Florence, and was fascinated by it. I love sculpture, interested in mythological stories, and have always love artwork where there's a story behind it. The Statue has it all! Depicting the story of heroic Perseus decapitating the evil Medusa, the sculpture captures the gore and victory beautifully and dramatically. The bronze statue presents Perseus holding up the head of Medusa over her decapitated body, modelled with the writhing snakes of Medusa's hair.
The story behind the construction of the statue adds more depth and evil to the piece- Cellini used all his household cutlery and metal pieces in order to complete the sculpture, and as a result of it being so big, he set fire to the roof of his house as he stoked the furnace.