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Mercury with the Head of Argus   Pierre de Franqueville (1548–1615)

Mercury with the Head of Argus

Pierre de Franqueville (1548–1615)

c. 1600

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Merkur mit dem Haupt des Argus
Material/technique
Bronze, with reddish brown natural patina and remnants of dark brown varnish
Measurements
8.3 × 5.0 × 5.0 cm
Acquisition
acquired in 1880 by Prince Johann II von Liechtenstein
Artists/makers/authors
Pierre de Franqueville
Detailed information
Inventory number
SK 253
Provenance
acquired in 1880 by Prince Johann II von Liechtenstein
Iconography
Mercury beheads Argus
Literature
Manfred Leithe Jasper, Francesca de Gramatica (Hg.), Bagliori d´Antico. Bronzetti al Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento 2013, Abb. 124

James David Draper, Ausst.-Kat. Die Bronzen der Fürstlichen Sammlung Liechtenstein, Frankfurt 1986, S. 145, Kat. 4
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