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Mercury Kills Argus
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Mercury Kills Argus

Antonio Tempesta · 1606 · 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, an ox and a flock of goats and sheep stand. Title in Latin in the lower margin.

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