Francesco Formigli
3. Mercury
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3. Mercury
A 1734 listing of bronzes commissioned by Filippo Martelli documents ten bronzes made by the Florentine
sculptor Francesco Formigli. Tantalisingly, these include 'Una figura in bronzo, che rappresenta un
Mercurio' (Schmidt et al. op. cit.). Compare the present bronze Mercury with Formigli's Dancing Faun
from the Museo di Casa Martelli, Florence (inv. no. 89) and the Apollo Sauroktonos from the same
museum, both published in Schmidt et al. (op. cit.).
sculptor Francesco Formigli. Tantalisingly, these include 'Una figura in bronzo, che rappresenta un
Mercurio' (Schmidt et al. op. cit.). Compare the present bronze Mercury with Formigli's Dancing Faun
from the Museo di Casa Martelli, Florence (inv. no. 89) and the Apollo Sauroktonos from the same
museum, both published in Schmidt et al. (op. cit.).
Medium: Bronze
Signature: After the Antique
Dimension: 33 cm (13⁰/₁ inches)
Literature: Related Literature
E. Schmidt, S. Bellesi and R. Gennaioli, Plasmato dal fuoco: La scultura in bronzo nella Firenze degli ultimi Medici,
exh. cat., Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, 2019, pp. 314-315, 558-561
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