Mercurius en Argus, RP-P-OB-207.590, Simone Cantarini, between 1622 and 1648

Identification title(s): mercury and argus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-207. 590. Catalog reference: the illustrated bartsch 31. Bartsch 31. Number of states known-1(2). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, stamped: lugt 240. Description: mercury sits on a rock and plays a flute. He tries to lull argus to sleep with his music, so he can then kill him. Argus sits in the foreground on the right. In the background io in the form of a cow. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simone cantarini. Place of manufacture: italy. Dating: 1622 - 1648. Physical features: etching; proof. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 257 mm (cut off inside plate edge. ) × w 301 mm (cut off inside plate edge. ) subject: what: io as a cow watched by argus. Mercury lulls argus into sleep by making music. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1622 and 1648.