Barbedienne "flying Mercury" After Jean De Bologne H 83 Cm

“Flying Mercury” after the Flemish sculptor John of Bologna (1529-1608) who spent most of his career in the service of the prestigious Medici family in Florence. This sculpture, the original of which is kept in the Louvre Museum, is a technical feat as the subject is out of balance. Mercury, god of commerce, is represented here with his right arm raised, his index finger pointing to the sky, his right leg thrown back, his left arm folded carrying the caduceus, his left leg extended with his foot resting on the breath of the wind. god of wind. He wears petase and garlic sandals. This bronze with a brown patina bears the signature of the prestigious founder Babedienne in Paris and rests on a square section base with a large black marble molding. Good condition, beautiful original patina.
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