Mercury seated on a cloud
Mercury seated on a cloud
Mercury seated on a cloud
Mercury seated on a cloud
Mercury seated on a cloud
Mercury seated on a cloud

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Mercury seated on a cloud

attributed to Donato Creti, Italian, 1671 - 1749
x1953-71

Information

Title
Mercury seated on a cloud
Maker
attributed to Donato Creti
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash
Dimensions
16.7 x 14.5 cm. (6 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1953-71
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black, lower right: [Initial M inscribed in a square] [lugt 1853a]
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Subject
clouds, deities, mythology, men, figures (representations)

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