Juno, Mercury, and the Slain Argus

A pen and brown wash drawing shows a crowned woman in a long gown standing at left, watching a muscular man at right who raises a cup-like object. In the foreground a nude figure lies sprawled on the ground beside a small animal.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1650–1700

Medium

Red chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1546 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum