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Mercury, Argus and Io, Govert Flinck (circle of), after c. 1659

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Mercury, Argus and Io, Govert Flinck (circle of), after c. 1659

oil on panel, h 32cm × w 49.1cm Catalogue entry

Color code: #231F16 Color code: #463F31 Color code: #686D63 Color code: #908670 Color code: #A49C88 Color code: #725832

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Catalogue entry

Identification

Title(s)

Mercury, Argus and Io

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3133

Description

Mercurius, Argus en Io. Mercurius controleert met de zwaard in hand of de herder Argus echt in slaap is gevallen, links Io in de gedaante van een koe.

Creation

Artist

painter: Govert Flinck (circle of)

Dating

after c. 1659

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

panel
oil paint (paint)

Measurements

support: height 32 cm × width 49.1 cm

Subject

What

Mercury lulls Argus into sleep by making music

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Dec-1932

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; the dealer Nicolaas Beets, Amsterdam, as Rembrandt, 1921;{W.R. Valentiner, _Rembrandt: Wiedergefundene Gemälde (1910-1920)_, Stuttgart/Berlin 1921, p. XXVI, no. 12.} from whom purchased by the museum, 1932

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 229

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8423