Mercury seen from behind flying in the air towards the left, holding the caduceus in his left hand; trees and architectural elements in the background; after Pietro da Cortona's lunette in the Sala di Giove in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Pierre Simon|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)
Artist bio: French, Paris ca. 1650–1710 Paris|Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome|Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Publisher|Artist
Artist nationality: French|Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1680–91
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 8 3/8 × 13 3/16 in. (21.3 × 33.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  London     
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession year: 1960