Mercury and Argus (Mercure et Argus)

1662

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image shows a pastoral scene with an expansive landscape, a structure resembling classical columns to the right, various trees framing the scene, two figures playing musical instruments in the middle surrounded by resting cows, hills in the background, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky. The artwork uses fine etching in a monochromatic palette of sepia shades to depict depth and texture, emphasizing warmth and an antiquated feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.238

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 42, State ii/iii (A)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1923

  • Blum, Andre. Les eaux-fortes de Claude Gellee dit le Lorrain. Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1923.

1982

  • Russell 1982, 49B.

1988

  • Mannocci, Lino. The Etchings of Claude Lorrain (catalogue raisonné). New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q65222325

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