De jonge Mercurius steelt runderen van Apollo’s kudde
1540
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1540
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
De jonge Mercurius steelt runderen van Apollo’s kudde is a 1540 unspecified by Unknown, a Mannerism work, held at Rijksmuseum.
You see a young boy with winged sandals sneaking cows away while a man plays a flute under a tree. The boy is Mercury, the god of thieves, and the man is his half-brother Apollo. Mercury invented the lyre—a small harp—hanging on the tree, and later traded it to Apollo for the stolen cows. The story comes from old myths, but the artist isn’t known. To see more paintings like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.
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