Mercury in Flight

ca. 1585, Artist: Giovanni Bologna, gen. Giambologna

 

 

Mercury in Flight

“All sorts of Pictures in Brass or Other Metal”
In the Kunstkammer of Prague Castle, numerous bronze sculptures were displayed on tables or kept in cabinets and large cupboards, where the sets of antlers were also stored. Several statuettes were mentioned specifically in the inventory of 1607–11 as being works by Giambologna, whom Rudolf II particularly esteemed. His Mercury is balanced almost weightlessly on his left foot and, like his elegantly turned female figures, is modelled fully in the round.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer Wien Raum XXVII

Object data

Object Name

Statuette; bronze sculpture

Culture

Florence

Dated

ca. 1585

Artist

Giovanni Bologna, gen. Giambologna (1529 Douai - 1608 Florenz) - GND

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

73,5 cm × 21 cm × 26,5 cm

Signed

.I. .B.

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Inv. No.

Kunstkammer, 5898

IGS - Merkur - Giambologna

OESG - Merkur - Giambologna

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