Mercury and Argus in a Landscape (c. 1635)
Dirck van der Lissec. 1635 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1669)
Specifications
- Year
- c. 1635
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1607–1669
About the artwork
"Mercury and Argus in a Landscape" (c. 1635) is a work by Dirck van der Lisse. Mythology, a short history: In European academies, history and mythological subjects ranked highest among painting genres, so they often appear on a large scale and with ambitious compositions. Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation. About the period around c. 1635: In the Dutch Republic, a prosperous middle-class market supported landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and scenes of daily life painted at a modest scale for the home. In Japan the Edo period began in 1603, and in China the Qing dynasty took power in 1644, both bringing new patrons and styles. The catalogue places it in Mythology. The format is landscape.
"Mercury and Argus in a Landscape" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Dutch, 1607–1669
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