Mythological and Allegorical Prints

Engravings depicting classical themes like Bacchus and Venus, focusing on their relationships and stories, rich in symbolism and detail.

Mercurius doodt Argus, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print After playing him asleep with his flute, Mercury kills the hundred -eyed Argus, who guarded the cow io io io io. Two times two lines of Latin text under the performance. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that represent stories from Ovid's metamorphoses. This series falls into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series. Haarlem paper engraving Mercury beheads Argus
Mercurius doodt Argus, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop of), after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589 print After playing him asleep with his flute, Mercury kills the hundred -eyed Argus, who guarded the cow io io io io. Two times two lines of Latin text under the performance. This print is part of a series of 52 prints that represent stories from Ovid's metamorphoses. This series falls into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series. Haarlem paper engraving Mercury beheads Argus