Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted nude man with a spear beside a draped woman, with a small seated putto at lower right.

Scene with Mercury and Minerva

A pen and ink drawing on tan paper shows a helmeted, nude male figure holding a long spear beside a draped female figure with flowing hair. A small putto sits at lower right, and a winged figure appears faintly above. Fine hatched lines model the forms against a sparse architectural setting.

Artist: Fontainebleau School
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black ink on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2161 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1599).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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