Mercury Carrying a Caduceus [reverse]
Style of Niccolò Fiorentino
c. 1486
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Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.81 cm (3 1/16 in.) gross weight: 190.84 gr (0.421 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.890.b
About the Artist
Style of Niccolò Fiorentino
"Style of Niccolò Fiorentino" refers to the distinctive manner of bronze portrait medals produced by the workshop, circle, or close followers of the Florentine medallist Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli (1430–1514), known as Niccolò Fiorentino. Born into a prominent family of Florentine goldsmiths, Spinelli—great-nephew of the painter Spinello Aretino—emerged as one of the leading figures in the burgeo...