Romantic landscape with Mercury and Argus
(c. 1655-1660)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
123.5 × 203.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint (on rock under Mercury) l.c.l.: SR (monogram)
Accession Number
2883-4
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
cattle cliffs Mercury and Argus (Greco-Roman narrative) rivers shepherds sleeping trees wind instruments
Frame
Salvator Rosa style, surface not original