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Mercury shows the arts the way to a sanctuary standing on a steep hill, Arnold Houbraken

Arnold Houbraken

Mercury shows the arts the way to a sanctuary standing on a steep hill

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Arnold Houbraken

Mercury shows the arts the way to a sanctuary standing on a steep hill

Blatt: 66 x 115 mm

Inventory Number: 3514

Object Number: 3514 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Mercury shows the arts the way to a sanctuary standing on a steep hill

Draughtsman

Arnold Houbraken

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Netherlandish

Production Reason

autonomous drawing?

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

92B524(+0)(marriage of) Mercury and Philologia, mother of the liberal arts (+ variant)
49C1the liberal arts, 'Artes Liberales'
31A25552index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
25I8landscape with other man-made constructions not mentioned above, e.g.: graveyards, playgrounds, etc.
12F61temple, shrine ~ Roman religion
48C24piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

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10.08.2026