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Mercury

ca. 1570/1576 | Johann Gregor van der Schardt

Johann Gregor van der Schardt (ca. 1530–ca. 1581) The sculptor, who came from the Netherlands, entered the service of Emperor Maximilian II in 1569 and in Nuremberg worked with Wenzel Jamnitzer on the Silver Fountain (Room 28). That the figure of Luna was also designed for a table fountain is evident from the pipe in her head. Mercury is not depicted in flight, as in the statue by Giambologna, but in a traditional posture, informed by the Apollo Belvedere of antiquity.

Mercury

Johann Gregor van der Schardt (ca. 1530–ca. 1581) The sculptor, who came from the Netherlands, entered the service of Emperor Maximilian II in 1569 and in Nuremberg worked with Wenzel Jamnitzer on the Silver Fountain (Room 28). That the figure of Luna was also designed for a table fountain is evident from the pipe in her head. Mercury is not depicted in flight, as in the statue by Giambologna, but in a traditional posture, informed by the Apollo Belvedere of antiquity.

Artist:
Johann Gregor van der Schardt (um 1530 Nijmwegen - um 1581 Nürnberg ?) DNB

Time:
ca. 1570/1576

Object Name
Statuette; bronze sculpture

Culture
Nuremberg

Material/technology:
Bronze

Dimensions:
53 cm × 32 cm × 25 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5900

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