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Mercury

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

probably 19th century, after a model of ca. 1741

Medium

Cast terracotta, painted

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Dimensions

Height: 22 in. (55.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French

Rights

Public Domain

About Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

1714–1785 • France

French sculptor; along with Etienne-Maurice Falconet and Augustin Pajou, one of the most eminent sculptors in mid-18th-century France. His most well-known sculpture is a seated statue of Mercury; he is also known for portraits. Comment on works: Sculptor

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