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Venus Felix. Gilded bronze statuette, around 1500. Wooden base with inlaid coins. See also 40-09-01/33,34 From the collection of Isabella d'Este. H: 32 cm Inv. 5726
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Venus Felix. Gilded bronze statuette, around 1500. Wooden base with inlaid...

Venus Felix. Gilded bronze statuette, around 1500. Wooden base with inlaid coins. See also 40-09-01/33,34 From the collection of Isabella d'Este. H: 32 cm Inv. 5726
#40071123

Venus Felix. Gilded bronze statuette, around 1500. Wooden base with inlaid...

Hercules and Antaios (detail), a giant in Libya, son of Poseidon and Gaia, the Earth Goddess. Antaios regains superhuman strength by touching his mother Earth, but Hercules strangles him while holding him high above ground. See also 40-07-11/24. H: 43,5 cm Inv. 5767
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Hercules and Antaios (detail), a giant in Libya, son of Poseidon and Gaia, the E...

Theseus kills a centaur, marble, 1805
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Theseus kills a centaur, marble, 1805

Theseus kills a centaur (detail). Marble, 1805
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Theseus kills a centaur (detail). Marble, 1805

Theseus kills a centaur (detail). Marble, 1805
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Theseus kills a centaur (detail). Marble, 1805

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I during Cellini's stay in Paris, 1540-1543. It was presented to Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol by King Charles IX of France in 1570 on the occasion of his serving as a proxy for Charles at his wedding to Archduchess Elizabeth. Detail: a small temple used for holding pepper. Gold, niello work and ebony base. Total H: 26 cm Inv. 881
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Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I during Cellini's stay in Pa...

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I. during Cellini's stay in Paris 1540-1543. Neptune and a female Tellus represent Earth and Sea, sitting in a boat which holds the salt. The small temple in the foreground holds the pepper. Gold, niello work and ebony base. H: 26 cm Inv. 881
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Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I. during Cellini's stay in P...

Portrait bust of painter Palma Giovane (1548-1628). Around 1590 Terracotta Inv. 9965
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Portrait bust of painter Palma Giovane (1548-1628). Around 1590...

Saliera (saltcellar). Neptune (sea) and Tellus (earth). Gold, niello work, and ebony base (1540-1543) Height 26 cm Inv.881
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Saliera (saltcellar). Neptune (sea) and Tellus (earth). Gold, niello work, and e...

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I during Cellini's stay in Paris, 1540-1543. It was presented to Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol by King Charles IX of France in 1570 on the occasion of his servinc as a proxy for Charles at his wedding to Archduchess Elizabeth. Gold, niello work and ebony base. Total H: 26 cm Inv. 881
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Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I during Cellini's stay in Pa...

A female Tellus with a small temple for pepper. Detail of the saliera (saltcellar) . Gold, niello work and ebony base (1540-1543) Height 26 cm Inv. 881
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A female Tellus with a small temple for pepper. Detail of the saliera (saltcella...