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Mercury and Herse

Rombout van Troyen (Amsterdam 1605 - Amsterdam 1657)


Mercury and Herse

Lot-No. 444

Starting Bid: 3.500 €


Oil/wood. 47 x 71 cm. Lo. ri. sign. R. Troyen. Joint. Herse, one of the daughters of the mythical king of Athens, was carrying offerings to the temple with her sisters when Mercury saw her and fell in love with her. - Dutch history painter. T. learned painting in the studio of Jan Pynas and specialized in history paintings in imaginative, grotesque landscapes. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Eremitage), Brunswick (Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Mus.), Haarlem, Göttingen a. others Lit.: Vollmer, Bénézit, Bernt

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Rombout van Troyen: Mercury and Herse


Rombout van Troyen (Amsterdam 1605 - Amsterdam 1657)

Mercury and Herse

Lot-No. 444

Starting Bid: 3.500 €

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Oil/wood. 47 x 71 cm. Lo. ri. sign. R. Troyen. Joint. Herse, one of the daughters of the mythical king of Athens, was carrying offerings to the temple with her sisters when Mercury saw her and fell in love with her. - Dutch history painter. T. learned painting in the studio of Jan Pynas and specialized in history paintings in imaginative, grotesque landscapes. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Eremitage), Brunswick (Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Mus.), Haarlem, Göttingen a. others Lit.: Vollmer, Bénézit, Bernt

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