USA: +1 707-877-4321 FR: +33 970-444-077

English Français Deutsch Italiano Español Русский 中国 Português 日本

FAVORITES MY CART

Paintings Reproductions Mercury and Argus, 1659 by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660, Spain) | ArtsDot.com

Mercury and Argus

From just 49 USD From just 149 USD
Mercury and Argus is a oil painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. Mercury was a messenger and a god of trade, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in Roman mythology. In Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes or Argos, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor, was a primordial giant whose epithet "Panoptes", "all-seeing", led to his being described with multiple, often one hundred, eyes. Argus, the neatherd, dozes off; Velasquez renders the theme of stealth and murder in modern dress, It was painted in 1659. Currently housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Open full description

Diego Velazquez

Loading Diego Velazquez biography....
-