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Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode (known as Guglielmo Fiammingo)
Mercury1560-1565

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Dark-patinated bronze sculpture of a nude winged-hat figure in a dynamic striding pose, one arm raised, mounted on a green marble pedestal
Bronze statuette of a nude male figure in dynamic striding pose, one arm raised overhead, wearing a winged helmet and winged sandals, mounted on a green marble pedestal with dark patinated surface.
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure in dynamic contrapposto, one leg raised, right arm extended upward, wearing a winged helmet and winged sandals, mounted on a green veined marble pedestal; dark patinated surface with polished highlights.
Dark patinated bronze figure of a nude male with winged helmet and sandals, balanced on one leg with one arm raised overhead, mounted on a green and white veined marble pedestal.

Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode (known as Guglielmo Fiammingo), Mercury, 1560-1565, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 1996 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode (known as Guglielmo Fiammingo)
Northern Netherlands, 1525-1580, active Italy
Title
Mercury
Date Made
1560-1565
Medium
Bronze on verde antico base
Dimensions
Overall (incl. base): 39 1/4 × 8 × 6 in. (99.7 × 20.32 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1996 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1996.28.1.1-.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Levkoff, Mary. "European Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Update." Apollo 155, no.480 (February 2002): 12-20.
  • Eikelmann, Renate. Bella Figura: Europäische Bronzekunst in Süddeutschland um 1600. München: Hirmer, 2015.

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