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Sketch of Cellini's "Perseus"

John Singer Sargent, after Benvenuto Cellini

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a sculpture painted in shades of blue and gray. The sculpture portrays a nude man standing triumphantly over a fallen figure, holding a severed head in one hand and a long sword in the other. The man appears to have something on his head that may be a helmet. The sculpture faces the left, and we see it in profile. The background is tan, with some areas of pale blue and brown.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1909/1910
Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
3339 × 5349 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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