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Mercury Presiding over the Arts, from Seven Planetary Gods by Jan Saenredam — VisualArtsDB

Mercury Presiding over the Arts, from Seven Planetary Gods

Mercury Presiding over the Arts, from Seven Planetary Gods

1596

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 25.1 × 17.4 cm (9 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Genre: engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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engravingprintprints and drawingpaper

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