A Secret from on High after Hyppolite Moulin Mercury Hermes Bronze Statue Sculpture 17" x 10"

Condition: This sculpture is in perfect conditionBronze Dimensions with Marble Base: Height 17" X Width 10"Marble Dimensions:8" X 4.5"Height without base:16"Weight:20 LBSInventory:28YRD11289582Original or Reproduction: Reproduction Introducing "Secret d'en haut" (A Secret from On High), a magnificent bronze statue inspired by the original black marble statue by Hyppolite Moulin, housed in the Orsay Museum in Paris. Hyppolite Moulin, a notable 19th-century French sculptor, crafted this masterpiece in 1873. His talent and dedication to his craft shine through his remarkable sculptures. Moulin's renowned work, "A Lucky Find at Pompeii" (Une Trouvaille à Pompei), garnered significant recognition and acclaim. This bronze statue portrays a joyful, nude boy with a raised leg, dancing with a spade in hand after discovering a Roman statuette. The pose of the boy mirrors that of the statuette itself, suggesting the excavator's imagination of being in the original statuette's pose. It became