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Mercury, detail

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Description: Mercury, detail
TitleMercury, detail
Creator nameUnknown
Creator name (description)after Giovanni Bologna
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1780–1850
Creation date (description)c. 1780/1850
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https:/­/­www.nga.gov/­collection/­art-object-page.138.html
Accession number1937.1.131
SubjectsSculpture--ReproductionMythology, Roman, in artSculpture--Technique
StatusShowing Zephyr and breath of air
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The Mellon Mercury: Investigating a Giambologna Replica
Shelley Sturman and Debra Pincus
Description: Facture: Conservation Science Art History Volume 4: Series, Multiples, Replicas
Facture: Conservation Science Art History Volume 4: Series, Multiples, Replicas
A striking acquisition by The Andrew W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust for the National Gallery of Art was a sculpture of Mercury...
Author
Shelley Sturman and Debra Pincus
PublisherNational Gallery of Art
Copyright© 2019 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington
Related print edition pages: pp.66-100
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00230.003
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20868&redirecttoanchor=60317
Chapter subject tags:Sculpture--ReproductionMythology, Roman, in artBronze sculpture, ItalianSculpture--Technique

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Description: Drawing of golden section of Monument 4
Drawing of golden section of Monument 4
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Drawing of golden section of Monument 4
Drawing of golden section of Monument 4
Description: Huaca Prieta, incised gourds
Huaca Prieta, incised gourds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 1950 BC
Object typeIllustration
Huaca Prieta, incised gourds
Huaca Prieta, incised gourds
Description: Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing hollow bird bones in the belly and core pin holes...
Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing hollow bird bones in the belly and core pin holes (small, elongated, dark spots) marked by arrows on the back and on the side of the crown
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date664–525 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze, gold-alloy inlay
Dimensions14 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (37.5 × 9.5 × 24.1 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303839?q=1943.1118
Accession number1943.1118
Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing...
Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing hollow bird bones in the belly and core pin holes (small, elongated, dark spots) marked by arrows on the back and on the side of the crown
Description: Stone slab figure
Stone slab figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureDiquís
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 14 in. (35.6 cm)
LocationBaltimore Museum of Art
Accession number1960.30.75
Stone slab figure
Stone slab figure
Description: Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan
Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1770–1800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, silver gilt
Dimensions42 x 20 x 28 cm
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/48482/huma-birdnbspbird-of-paradise
Accession numberRCIN 48482
Humā bird from the throne of Tipu...
Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan
Description: Statue of a Young Centaur
Statue of a Young Centaur
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions53 1/2 in. (136 cm)
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/salone/statua_di_centauro_giovane_firmata_da_aristeas_e_papias
Accession numberinv. MC0656
Statue of a Young Centaur
Statue of a Young Centaur
Description: Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11
Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 716
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología e Etnología, Guatemala City
Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas...
Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: Statue of an Old Centaur
Statue of an Old Centaur
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
Statue of an Old Centaur
Statue of an Old Centaur
Description: Part of a foot from a large statuette
Part of a foot from a large statuette
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator name (description)Probably Roman
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
Dimensions2 1/4 in. (5.72 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304043?q=1973.21
Accession number1973.21
Part of a foot from a large statuette
Part of a foot from a large statuette
Description: Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 490–480 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta, red figure technique
Dimensions4 3/4 × 12 in. (12 × 30.5 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Accession numberF2294
Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Description: Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail of recarving of hair
Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail of recarving of hair
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304315?q=1970.21
Accession number1970.21
Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail...
Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail of recarving of hair
Description: Hand from a life-size statue
Hand from a life-size statue
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator name (description)Probably Roman
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze with traces of gilding
Dimensions6 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (17.1 × 10.8 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/301885?q=1994.123
Accession number1994.123
Hand from a life-size statue
Hand from a life-size statue
Description: Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 490–480 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta, red figure technique
Dimensions4 3/4 × 12 in. (12 × 30.5 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Accession numberF2294
Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior
Description: Julia Domna, back view, interior rods marked by arrows
Julia Domna, back view, interior rods marked by arrows
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze, traces of gilding
Dimensions14 3/16 × 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (36 × 22 × 20 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312252?q=1956.19
Accession number1956.19
Julia Domna, back view, interior rods...
Julia Domna, back view, interior rods marked by arrows
Description: Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date700–600 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsMa×imum preserved height: 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255367
Accession number1972.118.54
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Description: The Young Centaur
The Young Centaur
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator name (description)After a drawing by Pompeo Batoni
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1739
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
The Young Centaur
The Young Centaur
Description: Primavera, detail of Venus, the Graces, and Mercury
Primavera, detail of Venus, the Graces, and Mercury
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameBotticelli, Sandro
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1480
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera grassa on wood
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/botticelli-spring
Accession number1890 no. 8360
Primavera, detail of Venus, the Graces,...
Primavera, detail of the Three Graces
Description: Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100–200 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 200 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010278930
Accession numberMR 152
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as...
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles
Description: Primavera
Primavera
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameBotticelli, Sandro
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1480
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera grassa on wood
Dimensions79 7/8 x 123 5/8 in. (203 x 314 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/botticelli-spring
Accession number1890 no. 8360
Primavera
Primavera
Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Description: Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date700–600 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsMa×imum preserved height: 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm)
LocationOlympia Museum
Accession numberB 145 and B 4315
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Description: Carving, detail
Carving, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1062
Object typeSculpture
LocationGujarat, India
Carving, detail
Carving, detail
Description: Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date700–600 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsMa×imum preserved height (without knob): 6 17/8 in. (17.5 cm)
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens
Accession number7582
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Description: Julia Domna, front view
Julia Domna, front view
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze, traces of gilding
Dimensions14 3/16 × 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (36 × 22 × 20 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312252?q=1956.19
Accession number1956.19
Julia Domna, front view
Julia Domna, front view
Description: Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the elongated fissures that follow the structure...
Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the elongated fissures that follow the structure of the compacted metal
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureItalic
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date850–700 BC
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (9.2 × 8.5 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303957?q=1987.135.7
Accession number1987.135.7
Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the...
Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the elongated fissures that follow the structure of the compacted metal
Description: Elephant
Elephant
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationMuseum für Indische Kunst, Berlin
Elephant
Elephant
Description: Lost-wax casting of a hollow statuette
Lost-wax casting of a hollow statuette
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Lost-wax casting of a hollow statuette
Lost-wax casting of a hollow statuette
Description: Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Isola Sacra
Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Isola Sacra
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 145–150
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
Group portrait of a man and woman as...
Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Isola Sacra
Description: Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Census and Sacrifice, from Rome
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Census and Sacrifice, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 100–70 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 1.20 m; L: 1.47 m
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010304645
Accession numberLL 399
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Census...
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Census and Sacrifice, from Rome
Description: Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Ostia
Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 175–180
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Group portrait of a man and woman as...
Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Ostia
Description: Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795
Accession number1989.83
Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Description: Elephant, alternate view
Elephant, alternate view
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Elephant, alternate view
Elephant, alternate view
Description: Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Justinian and his retinue, including...
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Description: Female head (probably Aphrodite): view from below showing V-shaped cut-out neckline
Female head (probably Aphrodite): view from below showing V-shaped cut-out neckline
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304315?q=1970.21
Accession number1970.21
Female head (probably Aphrodite): view...
Female head (probably Aphrodite): view from below showing V-shaped cut-out neckline
Description: Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af
Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Description: Head of a lynx, detail of incised lines
Head of a lynx, detail of incised lines
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 13/16 in. (3.5 × 4.5 × 4.6 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/302057?q=1995.39
Accession number1995.39
Head of a lynx, detail of incised lines
Head of a lynx, detail of incised lines
Description: Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1530–1554
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments
LocationMuseo del América, Madrid
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

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