Mercury, Plate Six from The Seven Planets with the Zodiacs
A small engraving shows a winged-helmeted male figure standing in a landscape, holding a caduceus and a large bag over his shoulder. Two cherubs wrestle at lower right, and a nude woman with a wreath sits at lower left. The label MERCVRIVS and the planetary symbol appear at upper right.
- Artist
- Hans Sebald Beham
- Date
- 1539
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory wove paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 843 × 1206 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1550).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick