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Mercury in Herse's Room
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Mercury approaches Herse in her celestial bed. In the background on the right, Aglauros can be seen being touched by Envy, and how Aglauros tries to prevent Mercury from entering Herse's room. Mercury turns her to stone. Below the image, two times two lines of verse in Latin. The print is part of an album. Below the image, two times two lines of verse in Latin. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMercurius in Herses kamer. 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
