Mercury, Argus and Io

circle of Govert Flinck, after c. 1659

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.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3133
  • Dimensionssupport: height 32 cm x width 49.1 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Mercury, Argus and Io

  • Object type

  • 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.

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Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: circle of Govert Flinck
    • painter: Govert Flinck [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    after c. 1659

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    support: height 32 cm x width 49.1 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    • purchase 1973
    • purchase 1932-12
    • interne vervaardiging 1973
    • interne vervaardiging 1932-12

  • 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

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