Zeus

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“Zeus” by Benvenuto Cellini
Pedestal of “Perseus with the Head of Medusa”
Loggia dei Lanzi
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, December 2009

“Perseus added to the cast of Olympian gods protecting the Medici. Weil-Garris also focuses on the pedestal beneath the sculpture in the round. However, the present pedestal may not have been Cellini's original intent, as the relief was still being worked on and installed when the bronze sculpture above had already been revealed. The Medici still dominated the theme of the pedestal as Perseus in the pedestal is an allegory for Duke Francesco Medici.” (Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Wikipedia)