Benvenuto Cellini’s monumental bronze sculpture Perseus recounts

a) the tale of a mythological hero who slays a monster so hideous that to look upon her means death.
b) the tragedy of Perseus, who slays his wife, Medusa, in a jealous rage.
c) the story of Perseus’s revenge against Medusa for her incestuous relationship with her son, Cupid.
d) an allegorical tale of the Roman Catholic Church’s response to Protestantism.


Answer: a

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