Peace
Peace
3D
Published 2018-07-10T13:53:18+00:00
This relief shows a Greco-Roman god, Hermes or Mercury, the messenger, who is here heralding peace after war. As he sings, he plays the lyre, which is his invention. It incorporates his attribute, a tortoise or turtle shell, which is a classical symbol of stabilty. Hermes' head is crowned with a victor's laurel wreath which the accompanying figure may have given him, as she appears to be a personification of victory.
Harry Bates (1850-99) was a stone carver and architectural decorator before he attended the Royal Academy Schools. In 1883 he won a travelling scholarship to Paris where he met Rodin, whose ways of expressing physical and emotional energy influenced him greatly.
| Date published | 10/07/2018 |
| Title | Peace |
| Date | 1877 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Record | http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/ |
| Artist | Harry Bates |
| Place | Manchester Museum |
