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Mercury Contemplates Trade and Shipping
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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From the air, Mercury with a trumpet in his hands views the personified Trade (caduceus) and Navigation (sailing ship in miniature). A putto brings Trade a horn filled with coins. Behind him a second putto views packaged goods. The personified navigation stands behind Trade and has placed a hand on her shoulder. Behind this group of figures stands on a high pedestal a statue of Peace (olive branch), flanked by an angel blowing a trumpet. To the right lies in the foreground a large globe with a view of a harbor behind it.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMercurius aanschouwt de Handel en Scheepvaart. c. 1670. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
