ID: 700002796 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002796	Record Type: Movable Work

Mercury and Argus (sculpture (visual work); Ginori Porcelain Factory, after models by Giovanni Battista ...; 1750 - 1760; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 94.SE.76.1)

Note: The subject derives from an episode in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Titles:

Mercury and Argus (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Candelabrum with Mercury and Argus (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

candelabrum (candleholder) [300037584]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, lighting devices, <lighting devices by form>, <candles and candleholders>, candleholders)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1750 - 1760

Creator Display:

Ginori Porcelain Factory, after models by Giovanni Battista Foggini; Gaspero Bruschi, porcelain worker; painted in the shop of Johann Karl Wendelin Anreiter von Zirnfeld [preferred,JPGM]

Anreiter von Zirnfeld, Johann Karl Wendelin (Austrian porcelain painter, ca. 1702-1747, active in Italy) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500122795]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 94.SE.76.1

Other: Creation: Doccia [4003317] Firenze province (province), Tuscany (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration, gilding

	hard paste porcelain (material) [300010663]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material), porcelain (material))

	enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 45.1 x W: 33 x D: 28 cm, 8.1647 kg (1 ft. 5 3/4 in. x 1 ft. 1 in. x 11 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

literary (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Mercury and Argus [901000640]
	.....((Greek narratives, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Mercurius [901001345]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Argos [901000629]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Metamorphoses [901000110]
	.....((Literary works: Poetry, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Inscribed under the figure of Perseus and Medusa, "II".

Related Works:

	pendant of .... Perseus and Medusa [700002299]
	..........sculpture (visual works); Ginori Porcelain Factory, after models by Giovanni Battista ...; 1750 - 1760; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 94.SE.76.2

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Mercury and Argus	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Candelabrum with Mercury and Argus	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)