Mercurio di Giambologna
1880
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1880
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Mercurio di Giambologna is a 1880 photographic by Giacomo Brogi, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white photo of a small statue. It shows a muscular figure mid-motion, one leg lifted, holding a staff with two snakes wrapped around it. The statue stands on a rocky base, and the figure’s hair is styled in a short, wavy cap. The snakes on the staff look like the symbol for medicine. The photo has faded edges and text along the sides, including an address in Italy. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A stereoscopic photograph from 1880 by Giacomo Brogi shows Giambologna’s *Mercurio* sculpture among other works in Florence, with the title and edition details printed on the mount.
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