Mercury
This bronze of Mercury is seen in an arabesque pose, balanced it would appear, on the head of Zephyr. He is poised on a gust of air coming from the mouth of this god of the east wind.
My search of the internet has not told me for certain the name of the sculptor... any help? There is one by Giambologna, a Flemish artist, but that bronze is in Florence at the National Museum of the Bargello.
Mercury in this pose of flight is recognized often as the emblem of FTD Florist.
Musée du Louvre
75001, Paris
Beautiful shot with some nice light.
ReplyDeleteAssez curieusement ce "Mercure" ne figure pas dans le catalogue du Louvre. Il s'agit peut-être d'un prêt du musée Florentin.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Genie. I hope you had a lovely trip in my homeland. I have never seen this statue of Mercure... Who knows who the artist was? Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteLovely, Genie ~ the light and shadow are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely photo of him in his eternal pose.
ReplyDeleteYou are right though, Giambologna seems to be the sculptor. I love it!
ReplyDeleteYou're home? Oh, Genie -- hope your time was fabulous. Glad you found the sculptor's name. I missed this at the Louvre!
ReplyDeleteNice shot!!!
ReplyDeleteI took a photo of this sculpture also but I'm pretty sure it wasn't at le Louvre.
ReplyDeleteThis bronze is lovely. :) But i DO wish that the logo for FTD didn't look just like this. Drives me nuts when people use fabulous things as some corporate logo. And this has nothing to do with your post here, but it just popped into my mind... I saw a Burger King commercial... Burger King!! of all things where the music is Ravel's magnificent Bolero. Is nothing sacred these days?? Yeesh!!
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