# Medallion with Leda and the Swan [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CELLINI, Benvenuto]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Gold, diameter 3,8 cm ## Commentary Medallion with Leda and the Swan c. 1520 Gold, diameter 3,8 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence This gold medal with Leda and the Swan engraved on it was executed by the young Cellini for the Gonfalonier of Rome. It was intended to be worn on a hat. ## Related artworks - [Alessandro de' Medici]() - [Apollo and Hyacinth \(detail\)]() - [Apollo and Hyacinth]() - [Apollo and Hyacinth]() - [Apollo]() - [Base of the statue of Perseus: Danaë]() - [Base of the statue of Perseus: Jupiter]() - [Base of the statue of Perseus: Mercury]() - [Base of the statue of Perseus: Minerva]() - [Bust of Bindo Altoviti]() - [Bust of Cosimo I \(detail\)]() - [Bust of Cosimo I \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()