Plate 14: Mercury standing in a niche playing his pipes, with the severed head of an old man and a sword at his feet

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Plate 14: Mercury standing in a niche playing his pipes, with the severed head of an old man and a sword at his feet, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses, 1526, Engraving, Sheet: 8 3/16 × 4 3/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?)), After Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florence 1494–1540 Fontainebleau

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Size: 2896px × 4697px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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