Hermes (Mercury) at the Louvre museum, Paris

The Hermes Ludovisi,also formerly known as Mercurio Oratore (Mercury the Orator), is a Hellenistic sculpture of the god Hermes in his form of Hermes Psychopompus. It is made of Italic marble and is a somewhat slick1st-century AD Roman copy after an inferred bronze original of the 5th century BC which is traditionally attributed to the young Phidias, circa 440 BC, or alternatively called Myronic.It's model is among the earliest sculptural representations of Hermes as beardless and youthful.It was acquired by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi for the Ludovisi collection.   This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.