Mercure and Battus, Filippo Lauri
Filippo Lauri
Mercure and Battus
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Filippo Lauri

Mercure and Battus


Blatt
248 x 184 mm
Inventory Number
4198
Object Number
4198 Z
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Mercure and Battus
Draughtsman
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Production Reason
Watermark
  • Nicht geprüft

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Persons Shown
Associated Persons and Institutions
Illustrated Passage
  • Ovid: Metamorphosen, 2, 676-707

Iconclass

Primary
  • 97F1(+0) Battus changed into a touchstone: for violating the promise to keep Mercury's theft of Apollo's cattle a secret, Mercury turns Battus, the shepherd, into a touchstone (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 705) (+ variant)

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Last update

24.11.2023