Bronze Sculpture ''hermes Seated'' Or ''mercury At Rest'' (grand Tour)

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Object description :

"Bronze Sculpture ''hermes Seated'' Or ''mercury At Rest'' (grand Tour)"

Italian school of the 19th Century.
Bronze sculpture with brown patina.
Representing the young Hermes at rest, seated on a rock in a pensive attitude.
Souvenir of the Grand Tour. Naples, circa 1880.
Dimensions: Height H 53 cm x W 50 x D 30 cm

*Reproduction of the extraordinary statue discovered during the excavations of the Villa of the Papyrus in Herculaneum in 1758 and today preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. It represents the God of travelers and traders Hermes resting. Specialists agree that it is a Roman copy from the 1st century AD based on a Greek bronze from the 3rd century BC. JC.

* Mercury is the Roman God corresponding to the Greek Hermes. Protector of traders, travelers and thieves, he is also the messenger of his father Jupiter

Price: 4 800 €

Artist: Lysippe (d’apres)
Period: 19th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Bronze
Height: 53

Reference: 1293418