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Painting of winged Mercury pointing toward a white cow's head beside a headless nude body and a severed head in a rocky landscape.

Mercury Rescues the Disguised Io after Beheading Argus

A winged young man with a caduceus strides across a rocky landscape, pointing toward a white cow's head at right. Beside him a nude male body lies headless on the ground, with a severed head in the foreground and blood at the neck.

Artist
Johann Michael Rottmayr
Date
c. 1695
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1084 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
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 Jacob S. Sherman

Español: Mercurio rescata a Io disfrazada tras decapitar a Argos

Un joven alado con un caduceo avanza por un paisaje rocoso y señala hacia la cabeza blanca de una vaca a la derecha. Junto a él, un cuerpo masculino desnudo yace sin cabeza en el suelo, con una cabeza cercenada en primer plano y sangre en el cuello.

Português: Mercúrio resgata Io disfarçada após decapitar Argos

Um jovem alado com um caduceu avança por uma paisagem rochosa, apontando para a cabeça branca de uma vaca à direita. Ao lado, um corpo masculino nu jaz sem cabeça no chão, com uma cabeça decepada em primeiro plano e sangue no pescoço.

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