Mercury with the head of Argus, Jacob Binck, after Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1530 print Mercury as a messenger of the gods blowing on two trumpets with the carved head of the shepherd Argus next to his feet. The inscription Mercvrivs Divvm QVI Fert Responsa per Avras indicates Mercury in his role of messenger who bears the answers of the gods on the wind. Copy to a print by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. Germany paper engraving (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

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