Tiziano Aspetti, Perseus, bronze Titian Aspects (Padua 1559 - Pisa 1606) PERSEUS bronze sculpture, h. cm 43 The sculpture depicts the hero born of the union between Zeus and Danae at the moment of the slaying of the monster Cetus. The fight has just ended: the young man, covered by a cloak and wearing the helmet of Hades, now appears serene and is sheathing his sword, leaning on Athena's shield on which Medusa's face stands. Beneath his feet lies the bloodless sea monster. However, the identification of the figure with Perseus is not agreed upon: some critics in fact believe it to be the figure of Mars, also in view of the fact that it is often found associated with the figure of Venus as a pendant. Comparative literature J. Pope-Hennessy, The Frick Collection. Vol. II., Sculpture. Italian , New York 1970, pp. 183-185; P. Cros, Bronzes de la Renaissance Italienne , (cat. Collection of the Bemberg Foundation), Toulouse 1996, pp. 71-79 fig. 21a-d