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Mercury and Argus
Lost Art-ID
18820
Artist / Creator
Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den
Birth
1621.08.19, Amsterdam
Death
(vor) 1674.09.29, Amsterdam
Place of activity
Amsterdam
Title
Mercury and Argus
Dating
1666
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Canvas
Height
94.00 cm
Width
110.00 cm
Inventory number
829
Description
Panel painting: depiction: Mercury puts Argus to sleep with music; Mercury; Argus; making music; lullaby; sleeping; flute; Signature: Lower right: G. v. Eeckhout fe./Ano 1666; Dimensions: 94 x 110 cm
Holding
Gemäldegalerie im ehemaligen Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (Bodemuseum)
Provenance
(former) Administration: Berlin; (public) collection; Staatliche Museen; Gemäldegalerie; Inv. No. 829; Type of accession: transfer; Date of accession: 1829; Place of removal from storage: Berlin; Friedrichshain; Flak tower Friedrichshain; Time of ownership: until 1945; Type of accession: removal from storage; Date of accession: 1941/1942; Previous owner: Berlin & Potsdam; (semi-public) collection: Königliche Schlösser; Time of ownership: until 1829
Storage site
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Gemäldegalerie
Matthäikirchplatz
10785 Berlin
Germany
Phone
+49 (0) 30 266 42 4001
Fax
+49 (0) 30 266 42 4003
E-Mail
Homepage
Contact
Dr. Neville Rowley
Position
Kurator für italienische Kunst vor 1500
Phone
+49 (0) 30 266 42 4006
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