Lot number 3356 - Auction 160
HERMES / MERKUR

GIOVANNI BOLOGNA (known as GIAMBOLOGNA) 1529 Douai - 1608 Florence (after) HERMES / MERCURY Bronze, dark patina, on a columnar marble base (H. 21.5 cm). Total height 69 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 26 cm, weight approx. 7.9 kg. Fully modeled depiction of the messenger of the gods, Hermes/Mercury, in a dynamic pose, balancing on a head representing an allegory of the wind. Part. bumped and rubbed, loss of paint.