Fresco depicting Mercury rescuing Io from the giant Argus. It is painted in the Second Pompeian Style and situated in the tablinum of the House of Livia, in the archaeological area of the Palatine Hill in Rome
Type:
Immagine fissa; Oggetto fisico
Category:
Photographs
Author:
Subject:
Greco-Roman
Nude and Human Body
Divinity
Hermes - Mercury
Lance, Spear
Mythology
Female
Person
Object
Male
Material and technique:
N Silver salt gelatin; Glass plate
Date of creation:
1890 ca.
Temporal coverage:
First Imperial Period;;Imperial Period;;Roman Art;;Europe;;Ancient Civilization
Previews
Relations
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References: Fresco depicting Mercury rescuing Io from the giant Argus, House of Livia, Palatine Forum, Rome
Provider
Archivio storico Alinari / Fotografie Alinari
Identifier: ADA-F-000421-0000
Rights
Rights: Alinari Archives-Anderson Archive, Florence
