Mercury
Alessandro Vittoria (1525 – 1608)
Alessandro Vittoria (1525-1608) was a leading Venetian Mannerist sculptor renowned for classicizing portrait busts, gilded terracotta & bronze figures. A rival to Giambologna, he captured the spirit of 16th-century Venice with influences from Titian
About this artwork
- Title: Mercury
- Artist: Alessandro Vittoria
- Year: 1560
- Original dimensions: 65.0 x 22.0 cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: divine messenger symbol , speed
- Main color: Gray
- Keywords: bronze artwork sale , roman mythology art , bronze sculpture mercury
- Color intensity: Monochromatic