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Cellini's Perseus and Medusa and the Loggia dei Lanzi : (Record no. 32179)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2015011594
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789004296787
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9789004292192
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Standard number or code 10.1163/9789004296787
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System control number (OCoLC)907206470
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number NB623.C3
Item number A73 2015
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Subject category code NB
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Subject category code HB
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Subject category code HIS000000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 730.92
Edition information 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Corretti, Christine.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Cellini's Perseus and Medusa and the Loggia dei Lanzi :
Remainder of title configurations of the body of state /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Christine Corretti.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Leiden ;
-- Boston :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Brill,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2015]
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Extent 1 online resource (xvii, 174 pages) :
Other physical details illustrations.
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Carrier type term online resource
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Art and material culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe,
International Standard Serial Number 2212-4187 ;
Volume/sequential designation v. 4
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-172) and index.
505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Preliminary Material -- 1 The Story of Perseus and Medusa, an Interpretation of Its Meaning, and the Topos of Decapitation -- 2 Cellini’s Perseus and Medusa: The Paradigm of Control -- 3 Renaissance Political Theory and Paradoxes of Power -- 4 The Goddess as Other and Same -- 5 The Sexual Symbolism of the Perseus and Medusa  -- 6 The Public Face of Justice -- 7 Classical and Grotesque Polities -- 8 Eleonora di Toledo and the Image of the Mother Goddess -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE
Terms governing access Available to subscribing member institutions only.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Benvenuto 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.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cellini, Benvenuto,
Dates associated with a name 1500-1571.
Title of a work Perseus.
600 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cellini, Benvenuto,
Dates associated with a name 1500-1571.
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630 07 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Perseus (Cellini, Benvenuto)
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648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM
Chronological term 1421 - 1737
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Gorgons (Greek mythology) in art.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Art
General subdivision Political aspects.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Gorgons (Greek mythology) in art.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Politics and government.
Source of heading or term fast
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Florence (Italy)
General subdivision Politics and government
Chronological subdivision 1421-1737.
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Italy
Geographic subdivision Florence.
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655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Title Cellini's Perseus and Medusa and the Loggia dei Lanzi: Configurations of the Body of State
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2015,
International Standard Book Number 9789004292192
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Volume/sequential designation 4.
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2015-I, ISBN: 9789004287419.
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Public note DOI:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004296787">http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004296787</a>

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