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Mercury seen from behind flying in the air towards the left, holding the caduceus in his left hand; trees and architectural elements in the background; after Pietro da Cortona's lunette in the Sala di Giove in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence

After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian
Pierre Simon French
Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

ca. 1680–91

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Title: Mercury seen from behind flying in the air towards the left, holding the caduceus in his left hand; trees and architectural elements in the background; after Pietro da Cortona's lunette in the Sala di Giove in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)

Artist: Pierre Simon (French, Paris ca. 1650–1710 Paris)

Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)

Published in: London

Date: ca. 1680–91

Medium: Engraving and etching

Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 8 3/8 × 13 3/16 in. (21.3 × 33.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960

Accession Number: 60.621.43

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