Flying Hermes
Bronze statue manufactured to the lost wax
Height: 22.5 cm - width: 6.5 cm - Depth: 9 cm
Weight: 0,9 kgs
Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna in Italian), born Jean de Bologne or Boulogne jehan is a Mannerist sculptor of Flemish origin born in Douai in 1529 and died in Florence on August 14 1608.la bronze sculpture by Giambologna was conducted between 1564 and 1580. the original bronze statue is at the Bargello in Florence. In Greek mythology, Hermes is one of the gods of Olympus. He is the god of commerce, the guardian of roads and intersections, travelers, thieves, who guides the heroes are lucky, the conductor of souls in Hell, the messenger of the gods (Zeus in particular) and the inventor of weights and corresponding mesures.il Mercury of the Romans, or MRSA armis among the Dacians, Scythians in arms, taaut to the Phoenicians, thot sarruma in Egypt and Anatolia.
Flying Hermes Stamp Collection
Greece 1901
Greece 1901
Greece 1901
Australia 1949 Hermes with the globe
Uruguay 1928
Australia 1948 Hermes with the globes
Uruguay 1922
Soviet union 1988
Uruguay 1922
Liberia 1918
Dahomey 1970
South Africa 1949 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.)
Colombia 1954 Intl. Fair and Exhibition, Bogotá 1954
Korea South 1957 Treaty with USA
Norway 2000 Oslo Stock Exchange
South Africa 2013 Hermes, Amphiteatre for Union Building Centenary
Guyana 1997 The 100th Anniversary of the Death of Heinrich von Stephan (1831-1897), founder of UPU
Dominica 1997 The 100th Anniversary of the Death of Heinrich von Stephan (1831-1897), founder of UPU
Grenada 1997 The 100th Anniversary of the Death ofHeinrich von Stephan (1831-1897), founder of UPU
Cuba 1936 Flying Mercury for Opening of the free port of Matanzas (Air Post Special Delivery)
Belgium 1945 Flying Mercury postal paakage stamp
Soviet Union 1969 Mercury with plane ANT-9
Belgium 1951 Flying Mercury for 25 year Belgian railway company SNCF - NMBS
Granada 1973 Hermes (Greek god) and "ATS-3" satellite for the Centenary of the World Meteorological Organization
Greece 1933 Head of Hermes and sea plane Dornier Wal 8 t
Costa Rica 1944 Mercury and Aircraft for 100th Anniversary of San Ramón
Ecuador 1946 Flying Mercury with planes for national defense
Monaco 1962 Mercury over the map of Europe
Hunary 1941 Flying Mercury train and paddlesteamer - symbol of traffic for the Birthday of István Széchenyi (politician)
Argentina 1951 Head of Mercury and telephone for Five-year plan 1947 - 1951
Austria 1917 Flying Mercury printed matter express
Netherlands Antilles 1931 Flying Mercury
Surinam 1930 Flying Mercury with the posthorn .150th anniversary of the penny black. stamp exhibition London
Austria-Bosnia-Hercegovina 1916 Flying Mercury Military post.
Express stamp.
Austria 1917 Flying Mercury
printed matter express stamp
Surinam 1930 Flying Mercury with the posthorn . Allegory of Flight
Austria 1908 Flying Mercury Newspaper Stamp