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Mercury leaning against a stone
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Mercury leaning against a stone with an inscription, next to him a soldier on horseback. In the foreground sits on the left a woman with an open book and writing quill, on the right a mourning woman. Above this scene the depiction of a bombardment of a city from the sea (left) and an advancing army towards a besieged city (right). At the bottom activities for the preparation of an attack are depicted.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMercurius steunend tegen een steen. 1695. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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