Argus en Mercurius 1573

"Argus en Mercurius" is a bronze plaquette created in 1573 by the Dutch artist Jonas Silber. The plaquette depicts the Greek myth of Argus Panoptes, the giant with one hundred eyes, and Mercury. The scene shows Mercury killing Argus, which is a small detail of a larger myth, with a village and landscape in the background. This plaquette is a good example of the Renaissance interest in classical mythology and sculpture, and it shows Silber's skill in working with bronze.