Flying Mercury Bronze Statue after Giambologna

Two almost life-size cast iron statues with great depth of detail and bronze-colored patina. Dimensions left: 153 x 60 x 40 cm Dimensions right: 154 x 50 x 40 cm The statues most likely depict central heroes of the Nibelung saga. The statue on the left is depicted with a bear on its helmet, which means it is probably Dietrich von Bern. This suggests that the hero on the right is Hagen, whose helmet is crowned with a swan. In the Song of the Nibelungs, Dietrich of Bern battles Hagen of Tronje and Volker of Alzey and defeats them both. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's (1794-1872) interpretations of the Song of the Nibelungs in the frescoes of the Munich Residence combine the two characters from the literary source with this variant depiction as German knights...

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Small ceramic statue of the Dancing Faun after the original by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi from 1695/1697.

Representation of the sitting Venus with turtle after the original by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720, Louvre 1686) on a round black truncated column with...

Antique (late 19th to early 20th century) patinated bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna after the original models by Giambologna (1529-1608), aka Giovanni da Bologna (Italian) a...

Incredible giant bronze statue of the famous Mercury statue The original version of this was by Italian artist Giambologna This version is over five fee...

Incredible giant bronze statue of the famous Mercury statue The original version of this was by Italian artist Giambologna This version is over five fe...

19th C. spelter sculpture. Unsigned.