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Mercury and Weaving
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Accompanied by putti, Mercury, god of trade, and the personification of weaving flank a sphere with a scroll placed on a pedestal. In the air flies Fame blowing a trumpet. In the background, masts of sailing ships are visible. Print marked bottom left: No.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMercurius en de Weefkunst. 1675. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
