Mercury and Herse
Rombout van Troyen (Amsterdam 1605 - Amsterdam 1657)
Lot-No. 444
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
Rombout van Troyen: Mercury and Herse
Rombout van Troyen (Amsterdam 1605 - Amsterdam 1657)
Mercury and Herse
Lot-No. 444
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
