Francesco RighettiItalian, 1738–1819Mercurio volante
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Mercurio volante” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This figure of Mercury in flight, the epitome of nimble elegance, is one of twelve pieces made by Righetti for Welgelegen Pavilion near Haarlem. This time, he choose not to copy a work from Antiquity, but a bronze by the 16th-century sculptor Giambologna.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- BK-2006-12
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
