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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Mercury
Work_PrefTitle
Mercury
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Flying Mercury
Work_AltTitle
Flying Mercury
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, base with the head of Zephyr, blowing air under the winged foot of Mercury
Image_Title
Detail, base with the head of Zephyr, blowing air under the winged foot of Mercury
Image View
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Creator:
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Giambologna (Flemish sculptor, 1529-1608)
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Giambologna (Flemish sculptor, 1529-1608)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 449 B
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repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 449 B
Location
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Location Note:
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Via del Proconsolo, 4
Work_LocationNotes
Via del Proconsolo, 4
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.770423 11.257947
GPS
43.770423 11.257947
GPS
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Date:
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1580 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1580 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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bronze
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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180 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
180 cm (height)
Measurements
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Description:
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Giambologna's small bronze statuettes ('bronzetti') were enormously popular (they continued to be reproduced almost continuously until the 20th century) and being portable helped to give his style European currency. A series of bronze statues of Mercury (begun in ca. 1565) culminated in the renowned “flying” Mercury (1580, Bargello, Florence), outstanding for the airy elegance of its pose: the nude figure stands poised on the toes of the left foot on the breath of Zephyr, with the right arm raised high in a pointing gesture. Originally this decorated a fountain in the garden of the Villa Medici, Rome, owned by Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Giambologna's small bronze statuettes ('bronzetti') were enormously popular (they continued to be reproduced almost continuously until the 20th century) and being portable helped to give his style European currency. A series of bronze statues of Mercury (begun in ca. 1565) culminated in the renowned “flying” Mercury (1580, Bargello, Florence), outstanding for the airy elegance of its pose: the nude figure stands poised on the toes of the left foot on the breath of Zephyr, with the right arm raised high in a pointing gesture. Originally this decorated a fountain in the garden of the Villa Medici, Rome, owned by Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-GB-MB-FM-A13
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-GB-MB-FM-A13
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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