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A Dutch Delft blue and white 'mythological subject' plaque
A Dutch Delft blue and white 'mythological subject' plaque

18TH CENTURY

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A Dutch Delft blue and white 'mythological subject' plaque
18th Century
Of square shape with canted corners and diaper border, depicting Mercury, Argus and the cow Io in a landscape with castle in the background, inscribed mercurijus wint arregus
27.4 cm. wide

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Nikky Zwitserlood

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Depicted is the story of Mercury and Argus (Ovid's Metamorphoses 1:668-721): One of Jupiter's many loves was princess Io, a princess of Argos. The affair however was discovered by Jupiter's jealous wife Juno who changed Io into a white heifer, she then asked the hundred-eyed giant Argus to guard the heifer. Deprived of his mistress, Jupiter send Mercury to kill the giant, which Mercury did after first lulling the giant to sleep with music.