Mercury changes Battus to Steen, Herman van Swanevelt, 1643 - 1655 print In a wooded landscape with a water feature, Boer Battus is in the foreground behind his cow. With his lifted left hand, he points in the direction of Mercury that stands next to him. Mercury wears winged shoes, his winged helmet and his caduceus, with which he touches Battus to turn him into stone. print maker: Romepublisher: Paris paper etching Battus changed into a touchstone: for violating the promise to keep Mercury's theft of Apollo's cattle a secret, Mercury turns Battus, the shepherd, into a touchstone (Ovid, Metam
Mercury changes Battus to Steen, Herman van Swanevelt, 1643 - 1655 print In a wooded landscape with a water feature, Boer Battus is in the foreground behind his cow. With his lifted left hand, he points in the direction of Mercury that stands next to him. Mercury wears winged shoes, his winged helmet and his caduceus, with which he touches Battus to turn him into stone. print maker: Romepublisher: Paris paper etching Battus changed into a touchstone: for violating the promise to keep Mercury's theft of Apollo's cattle a secret, Mercury turns Battus, the shepherd, into a touchstone (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 705)
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