Mercury and Argus

Jacob Jordaens, 1620, Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon

‘Mercury and Argus’ is a work by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678). It is dated 1620. It is part of the collection Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 202 × 241 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include cattle, Mercury, Argus, and Io.