Mercury and Argus

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Mercury and Argus Bronze, cast. Mercury stands on his right leg with left relaxed at the knee and its foot, resting on the head of Argus. His right arm, bent at the elbow is held up in front of him, and his left holds to his left thigh a drape which descends to the ground and billows forward to the right of his right leg. Italian, Venice C.1600-30

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