Seated Mercury
Seated Mercury
Lifesize Bronze Sculpture
Seated Mercury
Italian School, possibly Naples
Lifesize Bronze Sculpture
Italy
Late 19th Century
48” x 28” x 42”
The Seated Mercury (or Seated Hermes) was discovered on August 3, 1758 during the excavations, in the peristyle garden of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum. It’s one of the most famous works discovered in the ancient sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii in the 18th century, and a must-see for Grand Tour travelers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Related Works:
Getty Villa in Malibu, California
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Villa San Michele, Anacapri
Orsteds Park, Copenhagen
Inventory #1002
Price $48,500