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 Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE 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