Sculpture
Mercury and Psyche
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- Date
- ca. 1600
- Accession number
- 17.28
- Maker
- school of Adriaen de Vries(Opens in new tab) (Dutch, 1545–1626)
- Follower
- follower of Giambologna(Opens in new tab) (Flemish, 1529–1608)
- Possiblys
- circle of Robert Gaerhardt(Opens in new tab)
- possibly by Caspar Grass(Opens in new tab) (German, 1585–1674)
- possibly by Carlo Pilago(Opens in new tab)
- Dimensions
- 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm.)
- Medium
- Bronze
- Description
- This statuette represents the legend of Mercury and Psyche from the Metamorphoses written by Lucius Apuleius. It portrays Mercury, a messenger of the gods, abducting Psyche to reunite her with her lover Cupid.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
