Mercury
after Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
665 mm high
Order this imageCollection
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998578
Summary
Bronze sculpture on a red marble column, on a square gilt metal plinth, Mercury after Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608) . A bronze figure of the behatted god in flight (not the usual winged helmet), pointing upwards, and borne aloft by the breath of the wind Zephyr.
Makers and roles
after Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), sculptor