Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, Adam Elsheimer, circa 1608/1609

The subject was borrowed from the story of philemon and baucis in ovid's metamorphoses (viii, 619-724). Date: circa 1608/1609. Dimensions: height: 10.2 cm (4 in); width: 16 cm (6.2 in). Medium: gouache on paper, india ink, pencil, wash. Collection: National Museum in Warsaw. Adam Elsheimer - Jupiter und Merkur bei Philemon und Baucis (Muzeum Narodowe, Warszawa)