SECTION C

A SURVEY OF GRECO -ROMAN MYTHOLOGY -ANTICIPATING ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE, FUNCTIONAL AND RELIGIOUS OBJECTS, ORNAMENTAL ART , SCULPTURES, AND PAINTINGS ON THE MUST-SEE LIST OF THE ITINERARY FOR OUR TRIP TO ITALY IN MARCH, 2013

Th e e xq u i si te t ab le scu l p tu r e ab o ve i s o n e o f a p p r ox im at e ly f i fte en w or ks i l lu str ated in th is b in d er wh ic h we w i ll N OT see i n Ita l y , th o u gh we W I LL see n u m er ou s oth er lar ger p ie ces b y th e Ren ai ss an ce p o l ym a th B en ven u to C e l lin i (1 50 0 15 7 1). In h is A uto bi og rap hy , C e ll i n i wr it es in d et ai l ab ou t th i s sal ar ia , or s a lt ce l l ar , w h ich wa s co m m i s sio n ed b y K in g Fr an co i s I of Fr an ce ( 1 49 4 15 47 ) an d com p l eted ci r ca 15 4 3. Th e th em e th at th e ar t ist ch o se fo r h i s sm a l l ivor y , go ld , an d vi tr eou s en am e l co m p os it ion (10 x 1 3. 2 in ch e s) wa s M are e Te rr a ( S ea an d Lan d ) . Th e t wo al le go r ica l f i gu r e s o f th e d e it i es N ep tu n e (see p a ge 6 3) an d C er es (se e p a ge 7 2) r ep r es en t th e ir co l lab or at ion in th e cr e at ion o f sa lt wh i ch i s m in ed fr o m th e e ar th ( as o p p o sed to th a t wh ich i s r e t r ie ved w ith w in d m i l ls a n d d r ied in ar t i f ic ia l co ast a l f l ats ) . Th e sa la ri a is th e o n l y s u r v i v in g te st i m on y to its m a ker s g en iu s a s a go ld sm ith an d , d esp ite i ts si ze , i s fr eq u en t l y c a l le d th e M on a L is a o f s cu lp tu r e . Ce ll in i s t in y tr e asu r e w as sto len fr o m V ien n a s Ku n sth is tor isch es M u s eu m d u r in g a str u c tu r a l r en ov at ion o f th at ven u e in 20 03 b u t r eco ver ed th r ee y ear s lat er th an ks t o in gen i ou s an d ten ac iou s p o l ic e wor k . Th e th ie f wa s id en t i f ied an d tr acked d o wn b y d etect i ve s wh o m eth o d i c al l y an a l yzed s ev er a l in fer ior su r v ei l l an ce p h oto s o f p ed estr i an s o u t sid e th e m u seu m on th e m or n in g o f th e cr im e . In ter v ie ws wi th th e cu lp r it s acq u a in tan ces led l aw en fo r cem en t to a r em ot e f or es t wh er e th e p r ic e les s ob je ct wa s b u r ied in a le ad b o x. I t i s n o w in su r ed f o r m o r e th an s ix ty - e igh t m i ll ion d o l lar s .