Etched landscape with a rocky arch on the left, trees, a distant walled town, a traveler on a path, and winged figures in clouds.

Mercury with the Head of Argus, landscape etching

A detailed etched landscape shows a rocky crag with an arched opening on the left, trees in the foreground, and a walled town in the distance. A traveler with a staff and bundle stands on a path at lower right, while small winged figures drift through clouds at upper right.

Artist: Hieronymus Cock
Date: 1558
Medium: Etching on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1085 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1558).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Greene Fund

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