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Mercury and Juno Mercury and Juno

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Mercury and Juno

Ferdinando Tacca

Art Funded
1970
Dimensions
Height: 43.2 cm
Vendor
Heim Gallery
Mercury, holding a vase, stands before a seated and crowned female figure.

The title is derived from the French Royal Inventories, but the subject is obscure.

Provenance

The Dukes of Ferrera (?).

Bronze

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