Mercury and Argus

Diego Velázquez, 1659, Museo del Prado

‘Mercury and Argus’ is a work by Diego Velázquez (Spain, 1599–1660). It is dated 1659. It is part of the collection Museo del Prado. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 127 × 250 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Mercury, Argus, and pan flute.

The catalogue has 173 more works by Diego Velázquez.

• The Baroque