Sujet

Landscape with Mercury and Argus, about 1570. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Landscape with Mercury and Argus, about 1570. Mercury, the standing figure, lulls the seated Argus to sleep with his flute, thus leaving the beautiful white cow--a transformation of the nymph Io--unguarded.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_452

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,2Mo (3,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,4cm / 4960 x 3821 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe animal animals historical music panel religious landscape arts painting playing religion figure figures livestock cows cattle cow art Flanders Belgium color scene deity God depiction century musical instrument musical instruments artwork concept mythology Mercury mythological flute farm animal farm animals Colour Flemish nymph Io Greek mythology 16th century sixteenth century culture history historic Argus mythical figure TGN Unknown Argos playing an instrument Painting Heritage Art mythological figure Argus Panoptes Panel painting