Adriaen van de Velde, 1665 - Mercury, Argus and Io - fine art print

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This episode of the Greco-Roman mythology is derived from "Metamorphoses" of Ovid. On the order of Jupiter, Mercury has sleep shepherd Argus the sound of the flute in order to deliver Io, the lover of Jupiter, turned into a white heifer and placed by Juno guarded by Argus. Figures are grouped around the large oak tree in the foreground which constitutes the axis of the composition. Besides the two seated figures, is a herd of cows and goats.

Mercury (Roman mythology); Argus (Roman mythology); Io (Greek mythology)

mythological scene, mythology Greco-Roman, Greco-Roman deity, Metamorphosis, Pastoral Scene, Tree, Watercourse, Cow, Goat

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In the year 1665 the male artist Adriaen van de Velde created this masterpiece named "Mercury, Argus and Io". The beyond 350 years old original has the size: Height: 70 cm, Width: 92 cm. Oil, Canvas (material) was applied by the painter as the medium of the artwork. The original artwork is inscribed with the following information - "Date - Signed and dated lower left: "AV Velde F / 1665"". Besides, this piece of art can be viewed in in the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris's digital art collection. With courtesy of - Petit Palais Paris (licensed: public domain).: . The alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with an image ratio of 4 : 3, meaning that the length is 33% longer than the width. The painter, printmaker Adriaen van de Velde was a European artist from the Netherlands, whose artistic style can be attributed primarily to Baroque. The Baroque painter was born in the year 1636 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands and passed away at the age of 36 in the year 1672.

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