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Augustin Pajou
(19th Sep, 1730 - 8th May, 1809)
Mercure
1770
Credit:
Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Marc Manaï
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/
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Keywords:
Louis XV style
Mercury (mythologie)
scenery
purse (handbag)
caduceus
cloud
laying down
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About the artwork
Title:
Mercure
Periods:
modern age
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
dorure
wood (material)
gilded
Detail:
Salle de l'opéra Royal de Versailles: bas-reliefs décorant les premières loges: les douze dieux de l'Olympe et têtes de muses de profil
Location:
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
About the author(s)
Author:
Augustin Pajou
Also known as:
Augustin Pajou le Père
Born:
19th Sep, 1730
Dead:
8th May, 1809
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Augustin Pajou
(19 September 1730, Paris – 8 May 1809) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome, and at thirty exhibited his
Pluton tenant Cerbère enchaîné
(now in the Louvre).
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