Hermes

Additional Title(s)

Antinous

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Datelate 17th-early 18th century

Mediumbronze

Dimensions23 in. (58.4 cm.)

DescriptionThis statue is a reduced copy after the antique marble original in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Label TextSince the 17th century, many young and affluent British men traveled to the continent to learn about the art and culture of other countries, especially Italy. Fine keepsakes, such as this bronze, were popular to remind them of their escapades and to represent their new learned status when back home. This figure is a reduced copy of a famous ancient marble sculpture that these travelers would have been able to visit in Rome.

Object number27.173