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Mediterranean
with light wear and aging to the metal
Beautiful on a vanity or dresser
With hole running all the way through his chest
a great form and crisp pop of color
Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum original paint MediterraneanI've been really attracted to old photographs of classical sculptures statues of late, or just lucky enough to be coming across them and finding them really beautiful. This is one of two albumen prints I found together, dating to the 1880s, which I believe likely were acquired on a "Grand Tour." The subject of both is a sculpture of "Mercurio," more commonly known as Seated Hermes, held (still, I believe) in the collection of the Naples Museum. This
