Sculpture in bronze "Mercury attaching his heels". J-B Pigalle (Hermes).

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Sculpture in bronze "Mercury attaching his heels". J-B Pigalle (Hermes).

Name: Sculpture in bronze 'Mercury attaching his heels'. J-B Pigalle (Hermes).
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: MSRE9577KX
Price: 1800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

By Gallery des Victoires

Period 19th century

Style Rome and ancient Greece

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Description

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French school of the XIXth Century around 1870.
Proof in bronze with brown shaded patina.
Ready to leap from the rock on which he is sitting, Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is attaching the winged heel straps, which will allow him, with the wings of his helmet, the winged petasus, to take flight in order to quickly deliver the message ordered to him by Venus: to seek out his rival Psyche.
Realized after the terracotta made around 1739 by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (Paris, 1714 - Paris, 1785).
Dimensions H 41 cm x W 26 cm

Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE (Paris, 1714 - Paris, 1785)
Title of the work: Mercury attaching his heelpieces (1744), marble: this sculpture earned Pigalle his admission to the Académie des Beaux-Arts

Ref: MSRE9577KX

Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Rome and ancient Greece (Bronze sculptures of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714 - 1785)
Height (cm)	41
Materials	Patinated Bronze