Past Exhibition

Reduction of the Temple of Mercury

Luigi Valadier (1726–1785)
Reduction of the Temple of Mercury, ca. 1778
Lapis lazuli, amethyst, garnet, red porphyry, portasanta, green porphyry, and gilt bronze
17 7/8 × 17 3/8 in. (45.5 × 44 cm)
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid