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Mercury beheaded Argus after playing him to sleep with his shepherd's flute. With the severed head in one hand and the sword in the other, Mercury hovers above Argus' lifeless body. On the ground, a dog barks after Mercury. The print is one of a four-part series of prints depicting scenes from the mythological story of Argus, Mercury with the severed head of Argus History of Argus , print maker: Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1672, paper, etching, h 113 mm × w 152 mm.

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Mercury beheaded Argus after playing him to sleep with his shepherd's flute. With the severed head in one hand and the sword in the other, Mercury hovers above Argus' lifeless body. On the ground, a dog barks after Mercury. The print is one of a four-part series of prints depicting scenes from the mythological story of Argus, Mercury with the severed head of Argus History of Argus , print maker: Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1672, paper, etching, h 113 mm × w 152 mm

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4419 x 3350 px | 42.4 MB

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37.4 x 28.4 cm | 14.7 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1670-1672 • AMSTERDAM • ARGUS HISTORY • ARGUS' LIFELESS BODY • ARGUS • DOG BARKS • ETCHING • FOUR-PART SERIES • GERARD DE LAIRESSE • GROUND • H 113 MM × W 152 MM • HAND • HANDS • I • MENTIONED • MERCURIO • MERCURIUS • MERCURY BEHEADED ARGUS • MERCURY HOVERS • MERCURY • MERURY • MYTHOLOGICAL STORY • NICOLAES VISSCHER • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PAPER AND PACKAGE PRODUCTS • PAPER • PLAYING • PRINT MAKER • PRINT • PRINTS DEPICTING SCENES • PUBLISHER • SEVERED HEAD • SHEPHERD'S FLUTE • SLEEP • SWORD • UMBRELLA