Name: Mercury & Fortuna, A 19th Century Pair of Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
Brand: Louis-Guillaume Fulconis
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Mercury & Fortuna, A 19th Century Pair of Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna

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Louis-Guillaume Fulconis (1817-1873) Fortuna and Mercury An amazing quality 19th Century Pair of gold patina bronze figures depicting the classical Roman messenger god, Mercury and the goddess of luck, Fortuna. Both figures stand on square green marble base., Both figures are pictured in the nude, adopting spritely poses. Each supports their body weight on one leg and flicks the other out behind them. Fortuna is poised on the tip of a cloud-like, swirling base, while Mercury stands on a gust of wind, issued from the mouth of the god, Zephyrus. Mercury’s heels are winged, to allow the god to fly through the air and deliver messages to the Olympian gods. In both sculptures, one arm is raised up in the air — Mercury points to the heavens, and Fortuna clasps the stem of the trumpet, which she lifts up to the sky. Each figure bends their other arm to hip level — Mercury holds his staff, the caduceus, in his left hand, and Fortuna uses her lowered right hand to clasp onto the piece of fabric that partially covers her body. Fortuna is depicted with her hair elegantly tied up, while Mercury wears a winged helmet. Signed Fortunis and J.Bologne These figures are based on bronze works by the famous Mannerist sculptor, Giambologna (1529-1608). Giambologna’s sculpture of Mercury is especially well-known. It was created in 1580 for Ferdinando de’ Medici. The piece was intended as a sculptural finial for a fountain in the Villa Medici in Rome, but was moved in 1780 to the Uffizi Museum in Florence. The bronzes are signed ‘J. Bologne’ for Jean Boulogne, Giambologna’s birth name. Louis Guillaume Fulconis is the son of Pierre-Louis Fulconis, from Saint-Étienne-de-Tiée.Pierre-Louis leaves his village in Haut Pays Niçois to work in Marseille where he marries. In 1812, the couple joined Avignon, where Louis Guillaume was born in 1817. His parents died in 1829, which forced him to work while attending the school of fine arts in Avignon. After working as a marble and ornamentalist in Avignon and then in Marseilles, he was attracted by the new possibilities offered by Algeria in 1835. Having become a sculptor, he made friends with the Freemasons of the Bélisaire lodge in the Grand Orient of France. The painter Hippolyte Lazerges finds him in his workshops in Algiers, then in Normandy and Paris. The works of Fulconis, statues and busts, adorn official buildings, palaces, churches, mosques, and are reputed until metropolis. At the beginning of the economic deterioration of Algeria, he left for Paris in 1851 with his wife Éloïse Marché and his son Victor.He restored churches and exhibited in Paris at the Salon from 1857 to 1872.

Creator:
Louis-Guillaume Fulconis (Sculptor)
Similar to:
Giambologna (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Marble,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1860-1869
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1860
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Saint-Ouen, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2612327255132

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