Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis

Hendrick Goudt Dutch
After Adam Elsheimer German

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In this mythological scene, the elderly couple Philemon and Baucis offer their generous hospitality to the gods Jupiter and Mercury, who have disguised themselves as weary travelers. Oil lamps and candles gently illuminate the various surfaces of the dark interior: wooden furnishings, glass and ceramic vessels, glistening grapes, scaly fish, and even a framed painting hanging on the wall.

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, Hendrick Goudt (Dutch, The Hague 1583–1648 Utrecht), Etching; second state of two

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