"Terracotta Bust On A Marble Base By Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915)"
Terracotta bust on a marble base by Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915), a renowned Florentine Italian sculptor active from the late 19th to the early 20th century.He specialized in busts, allegorical figures, and classical themes.
This terracotta bust depicts the god Hermes as an ephebe, after the antique, and is signed Pugi.
It is probably inspired by the model in the Vatican Museums in Rome.
Late 19th - early 20th century.
H41 x W12 x D12 cm.
Weight 7.5 kg
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