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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Name-CRT: Europe,Italy
Title: Mercury
Title Type: preferred
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1575
Creation End Date: 1625
Creation Date: 1575/1625
Creation Place: Europe, Italy
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Statuette
Materials and Techniques: bronze
Dimensions: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1964.1160
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Linsky
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: Swift messenger-god Mercury is depicted alighting on earth and gesturing back to heaven. Bronze statuette after model by Bologna, mounted on black marble stand
AMICA ID: AIC_.1964.1160
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000

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