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Mercury Slays Argus
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Mercury Slays Argus

Antonio Tempesta · 1606 - 1638 · etching; paper

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

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Mercury cuts off the head of the sleeping Argus with his sword. Juno sits with a peacock on clouds. In the landscape stand an ox and a herd of goats and sheep. Title in Latin in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMercury beheads Argus
Credit lineMercurius doodt Argus. 1606 - 1638. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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