MYTHOLOGICAL BRONZE "FLYING MERCURY" AFTER JEAN DE BOLOGNE

Large mythological bronze depicting Mercury or flying Hermes. In Greek mythology, Hermes was the messenger of the gods, protector of travelers, merchants and herds. He wears the petasus (a small, round, flat, winged hat), and the caduceus around which two snakes coil. The wings at his feet enable him to move quickly and are one of his distinctive features. Mercury, depicted as an athletic young man, is propelled into the air by a baby blower. In his momentum, he raises his arm, pointing to the sky as the source of divine knowledge. The whole rests on a square base in Black Cihigue marble. XX° period, Circa: 1930 Dim: W:14cm, D:36cm, H:77cm. In good condition.