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Mercury with the Head of Argus
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Mercury with the Head of Argus

Jacob Binck · 1530 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Mercury, messenger of the gods, blowing on two trumpets with the severed head of the shepherd Argus at his feet. The inscription MERCVRIVS DIVVM QVI FERT RESPONSA PER AVRAS indicates Mercury in his role as messenger carrying the answers of the gods on the wind. Copy after a print by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio.

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Credit lineMercurius met het hoofd van Argus. 1530. Jacob Binck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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