Episode 210 - Baccio Bandinelli's "Hercules and Cacus" (Florence)
Rebuilding The Renaissance · Rocky Ruggiero
January 25, 202322m 43s
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Show Notes
Although the commission was originally given to Michelangelo in 1508, the eventual carving of the sculpture fell into the lesser hands of Baccio Bandinelli. Symbolic of the new authoritative Medici regime and rule over the city, the sculpture was a strong man image intended to warn Florentines of the consequences of revolt. It is also a prime example of the new Mannerist style which dominated Florentine art in the 16th century.