During the Renaissance, the works of art that struck me the most were sculptures, so the work of art I chose was not included in the chapter 16: "The Renaissance" of the book is "Perseus with the Head of Medusa" by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545. The first reason I chose this sculpture to represent the Renaissance era is that it depicts a mythological story ancient Greek and Roman. During this period, artists and scholars studied the art, literature, and philosophical views of the ancient Greeks and Romans. As a result, all creative work of the Renaissance was heavily influenced by the ancient Greeks and Romans, hence the depiction of Perseus defeating Medusa. . Moreover, the sculpture is very realistic, the details are amazing, every time you see Cellini's sculpture you feel like the event of Medusa's beheading took place only a few moments ago, the face of Perseus looks proud and with a view of relief that the battle is over, and Medusa's face has a hint of sadness, the blood flowing from the lifeless body and flowing from the detached head has such...