Bronze Statues "mercury And Nymph"

Pair of old sculptures from the end of the 19th century in good condition. The figure of Mercury is a replica of the world-famous sculpture by John of Boulogne (Italian: Giovanni da Bologna), a Florentine sculptor who worked in several Italian cities and who became one of the leading exponents of Italian Mannerism in sculpture. The original Flying Mercury is kept in the Bargello Museum in Florence. This sculpture was commissioned by the Roman Merchants' Guild in 1580. Copies of this work were sold around the world, as it is one of the best examples of Mannerism. The incredible plasticity of the figure is combined with the elongated proportions of the body, characteristic of this artistic style. The figure rests on the head of the wind Zephyr, which sits on a round base with a large figurative bas-relief. The second sculpture is the figure of the Nymph, whose graceful plasticity is complemented by the curve of the drapery which develops in the wind.