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Mercury and Argus
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Mercury and Argus

Francesco Brunet · 1791 - 1801 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Mercury sits on the right and plays on a flute. He tries to lull Argus to sleep with his music, in order to then be able to murder him. Argus sits on the left and watches over Io in the guise of a cow. Next to Argus lies a dog sleeping.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printIo as a cow watched by Argus
Credit lineMercurius en Argus. 1791 - 1801. Francesco Brunet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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