A PAIR OF NEAPOLITAN BRONZE FIGURES OF MERCURY AND IRIS

BY CHUIRAZZI, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF NEAPOLITAN BRONZE FIGURES OF MERCURY AND IRIS
BY CHUIRAZZI, LATE 19TH CENTURY
After Giambologna, the bases inscribed 'J de Bologna', raised on later associated stone plinths
30¼ in. (76.5 cm) high (2)

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The right (illustrated) bronze is a reproduction one of the several models that Giambologna made for the 'Mercury in Flight' composition. This particular example is based on the monumental Medici Mercury of 1580 that was originally part of a fountain in front of the Loggia of the Villa Medici in Rome. It is now housed in the Bargello, Florence. It's pendant figure, possibly representing Fortuna, is a 19th century addition.

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