Landschap met Mercurius en Argus 1535 - 1604

"Landschap met Mercurius en Argus" is a 16th-century etching by Étienne Dupérac. The print, now held in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a pastoral landscape with the Roman god Mercury and the giant Argus Panoptes. This work displays a typical Renaissance approach to landscape composition, with distant mountains and a river winding through the foreground. It reflects the interest in mythology and the rediscovery of classical antiquity during this period. Dupérac's detailed rendering of the figures and the landscape showcases his mastery of etching.