Amid several artists, the naked Mercury stands on a pedestal as ruler of the arts. In the foreground, two writers are having a discussion. In the sky we see the symbols of Mercury (centre) and the constellations twins (left) and virgin (right). The print is part of a series of seven representations called the planetary gods.
| Artist |
Jan Saenredam
RKD
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Cornelius Schonaeus
Wikidata
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| Title | Mercury |
| Date | 1596 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MV-4 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MV-4 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11707/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23O23
Gemini (zodiacal sign of May)
Iconclass
23O33 Virgo (zodiacal sign of August) Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48B3 portrait, self-portrait of artist Iconclass 48C513 portrait, self-portrait of painter Iconclass 48C5151 easel Iconclass 48C5152 palette Iconclass 48C5153 brushes ~ implements of painter Iconclass 48C5157 maulstick Iconclass 48C91 writer, poet, author Iconclass 48C93 portrait of a writer Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 480 symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) Iconclass 92B5 (story of) Mercury (Hermes) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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