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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Cellini

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Among the marbles on 'such noble practices' that Cellini sculpted over the years, there is a "Ganimede".

The second is a languid lone "Narciso".

The third, a LIFE-SIZE group of "Apollo and Giacinto".

It is tempting to read Cellini's "Apollo and Giacinto" as a defiant visual retort to Bandinelli.

The lithe sleek Apollo affectionaly ruffles the hair of his kneeling beloved.

While the muscular adolescent twists his gaze adoringly upward, Apollo looks absently away.

Cellini's appreciation of the male body lingered:

His "Escorial" crucifix, showing Christ totally naked.

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