The Snake Charmer
Snake charmers
Music
Dance
Orientalism
An African man, clothed in a loin cloth, stands in contrapposto with his right foot lifted. His right arm is raised to shoulder height, with elbow bent. His hand once held a flute which is now missing. His left arm is lowered and would have held a narrow staff, also missing. The man also wears gilded hoop earrings, a bracelet and small feathered headdress. Some reddish patina is visible on his lips and nails. A snake coils at his right foot. The whole is atop a round base.
Bourgeois,Charles Arthur (1838–1886)
after 1862
H. 41"
France
Flying Mercury
Mythology
Hermes
Mercury (Roman deity)
A bronze copy after Giambologna's (1529-1608) original. 39 1/2" high, the figure of Mercury is raised up, as if aloft on a breeze created by the personification of Wind below his feet. He wears winged sandals and a winged helmet, carrying a caduceus in his left hand. His right arm is elevated and his index fingers points skyward. His left leg is straight, his right leg is extended behind him, implying forward motion. The figure is mounted on a square, stepped base.
Unknown. Copy after Giambologna, 1529-1608
H. 39.5"
19th Century France
Apollo Belvedere--front view
Mythology; Bronzes
Bronze copy after the famous ancient statue by Leochares. Apollo's head is wreathed. He is naked but for a cape over his extended right arm, and a pair of sandals. The right hand is holding a small baton. Apollo's head is turned to the right. The figure is supported on the left by a tree stump and the entire work in on a round base. A small handle extends from the base.
Unknown Artist
H. 22"
Presumed 19th Century casting; Presumed French.