Mercure
Description
Patine noire. Mercure debout faisant corps avec le socle de forme hexagonale, avec base et couronnement ornés de perles, d'oves et de cercles. Le Mercure est imberbe, le front surmonté de deux ailettes fichées dans la chevelure bouclée et le visage légèrement tourné vers la droite. Le corps, vêtu d'une chlamyde, retenue sur l'épaule droite par une fibule ronde et couvrant le torse, le bras gauche et les cuisses, est fortement déhanché à droite. La jambe gauche est faiblement fléchie. De sa main droite abaissée, il tient une bourse. La main gauche, à demi fermée, sortant de dessous le vêtement, portait sans doute un caducée.
Subject depicted
divinité gréco-romaine (Mercure)
About this work
The artwork titled "Mercure" is preserved at musée des antiquités de la Seine-Maritime. Referenced in the Joconde database, this work contributes to the national artistic heritage preserved in labeled museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: archéologie, romain, sculpture. It was created using the following materials and techniques: bronze, fonte pleine.
The Conserving Museum
musée des antiquités de la Seine-Maritime preserves this work in its collections. As a « Musée de France » labeled museum, the institution is committed to preserving and showcasing the pieces entrusted to it.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
Mercure est une pièce de archéologie, romain, sculpture, au musée des antiquités de la Seine-Maritime. La technique employée est : bronze, fonte pleine. Cette pièce mesure H. totale 9.7 ; H. 2.3 (base). Sujet représenté : divinité gréco-romaine (Mercure).
Creation context
La fournit à le cadre propice pour imaginer Mercure. Cette œuvre, aujourd'hui trésor du musée des antiquités de la Seine-Maritime, est l'aboutissement d'un échange fécond entre le créateur et les mouvements de pensée de son temps. Le contexte intellectuel et artistique se lit dans chaque choix formel de la composition.
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