Mercury Gallery

The Apotheosis of the Duke of Buckingham, c1900, (1936)

The Apotheosis of the Duke of Buckingham, c1900, (1936). George Villiers (1592 - 1628) was created Duke of Buckingham in 1623. He was the powerful favourite of James I and Charles I. After Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). From The Connoisseur, Vol. 98, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

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Fountain of Mercury in the garden of the Villa Medici... 1691 or after

Fountain of Mercury in the garden of the Villa Medici... 1691 or after. Fontana di Mercurio nel giardino del Gran Duca di Toscana alla Trinita de Monti adornata di / statue di metallo avanti il portico della facciata interiore del palazzo. Architettura di Annibale Lippi. Fountain of Mercury in the garden of the Grand Duke of Tuscany [Villa Medici] at the Trinita de Monti adorned with metal statues in front of the portico of the internal facade. Architecture by Annibale Lippi. From a work on the fountains of Rome: La Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze e Luoghi Publici (...), part 3, Le Fontane ne Palazzi di Roma (plate 9)

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Plate 14: Mercury standing in a niche playing his pipes

Plate 14: Mercury standing in a niche playing his pipes, with the severed head of an old man and a sword at his feet, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses, 1526

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