Caption
Sculpture group with Mercury and a goddess, Mercury mulierem amplexantis statua in aedibus Farnesianis, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Ancient sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '13', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 222 mm x width 134 mm, This print is part of a set of 79 prints (title print) depicting ancient sculptures in Rome., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (story of) Mercury (Hermes), A detailed black and white engraving shows two partially draped figures standing close together on a rocky base against a background of horizontal lines; the figure on the left wears a winged helmet and a cloth draped around the waist, displaying a muscular torso and leaning slightly toward the other figure while one arm wraps around their waist and the other rests on the other's thigh; the figure on the right is nude from the waist up with a cloth wrapped around the hips, standing with one hand placed near the chest and the other arm bent behind, their faces turned toward each other with close proximity, and both figures have detailed musculature, curly hair, and bare feet positioned on the textured stone surface.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_466
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38.9Mb (12.1Mb) / 9.6in x 15.7in / 2891 x 4701 (300dpi)