Condition: This sculpture is in perfect condition.
Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 26" x Width 8"
Marble Dimensions: Diameter 5".
Height without base: 22"
Weight : 18 LBS
Inventory;14EP16111841
About the Statue: This nude statue is by the world-renowned artisan, Benvenuto Cellini.
It depicts the Greek God, Hermes. In the Roman adaptation of the Greek
religion, Hermes was identified with the Roman god Mercury, who, though
inherited from the Etruscans, developed many similar characteristics,
such as being the patron of commerce. Mercury (Hermes) acted as
messenger of the gods and a deity of wealth, trade and travelers. He
assisted many gods by using his winged sandals.
Hermes is the Messenger
of the Gods in Greek mythology. An Olympian God, he is also the patron
of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and
cowherds, of thieves and road travelers, of orators and wit, of
literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures, of
invention, of general commerce, and of the cunning of thieves and liars.
His symbols include the tortoise, the cock, the winged sandals, and the
caduceus. The analogous Roman deity is Mercury.
He wears shoes with wings
on them and uses them to fly freely between the mortal and immortal
world. Hermes was the youngest of the Olympian Gods Hermes, as an
inventor of fire, is a parallel of the Titan, Prometheus. In addition to
the lyre, Hermes was believed to have invented many types of racing and
the sport of wrestling, and therefore was a patron of athletes.
This statue is made from quality lost wax bronze and rests on black marble base. Signed "B. Cellini."
About the Artist: Benvenuto Cellini.(3
November 1500 – 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, painter,
writer, architect, and sculptor, of the Renaissance. Benvenuto Cellini
was born in Florence, Italy where his family had been landowners for
three generations.
Cellini
was an accomplished versatile artist of the Italian High Renaissance.
The autobiography that he wrote is considered priceless in the modern
day, partly because of the information that it includes about the High
Renaissance. He also wrote other books as a talented author. Cellini was
involved in the crafting of coins and other jewelry designs. He was a
Master Craftsman, although he was not involved in any guilds. Cellini
had many designs for metalwork.
Cellini
was involved in many famous works of art. As a goldsmith, he made a
Saltcellar for Francis 1 of France. Many works of gold were included in
Cellini's schedule. Other works of art that Cellini created are the
silver figures of Jupiter, Juno, Vulcan and Mars. Among Cellini's most
famous works of art are the carved crucifix of black and white marble,
the Perseus of bronze, a marble statue of Apollo, and many paintings and
sculptings at Fontainbleau School. Probably his most famous sculptural
work of art is the Nymph of Fontainbleau, which was sculpted in bronze.
His first large scale sculptural works were the bust of Julius Cesar and
a bronze relief of the Nymph of Fontainbleau. Cellini was famous as an
architect, and made plans for the Neptune Fountain in Piazza Sigralin.
Cellini
strongly influenced the painting and sculpting at Fontainbleau School,
and he set high technical standards for the sculptors that followed him.
Cellini had the finest metalwork in the Renaissance.