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Mercury Inventing the Caduceus

Todd Powelson
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ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
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“Mercury Inventing the Caduceus” 1878 – Jean Antoine Marie Idrac

I’ve had the Caduceus on my mind lately. Maybe I’ll explain why soon, but in the mean time I thought I’d post pictures of a couple of sculpture showing Mercury (Hermes) inventing the Caduceus. Both are exceptional. I especially like the sculpture by Antonin Idrac (images above), but I also love Henri Chapu‘s interpretation (below) too!

“Mercury Inventing the Caduceus”
Henri Michel Chapu – 1860-1862

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Todd Powelson
Todd Powelson works as a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Visual Artist.

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