Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture: Flying Mercury (after Giambologna)

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture: Flying Mercury (after Giambologna)Traveling Man Treasures is selling this stunning late Grand Tour Era bronze sculpture titled, "Flying Mercury" after the famous Italian Renaissance sculptor Giambologna (1529 1608). The sculpture is in fine condition with a wonderful patina commensurate with an early 1900s attribution, and more refined detailing than its later mid 20th century counterparts. The bronze sculpture stands atop a charcoal grey marble plinth. The Caduceus that Mercury

This particular Endongo was made approximately during the 1980s to early 1990s and only intended to serve as a beautiful tourist display piece

11" H x 12" L x 2

Masks of this style are primarily produced in the Mexican states of Michoacán and Guerrero

cohesive ceremonial staff

and is believed to appear only during the reign of just rulers

the originals typically date from the 4th to 6th century AD during the Late Roman or Byzantine period

scribes and calligraphers in the Ottoman and Persian empires

whose movement fill the atmosphere with activeness and auspiciousness

Likely fashioned during the late 19th century

75" H x 4" L x 2" W

According to Hindu tradition

It is interesting to note that Matulay appears to paint each woman in similar-but-different techniques and of varying intensities