Mercury seen from behind, floating through the air holding a caduceus; from 'Heroicae Virtutis Imagines' after the frescoes by Pietro da Cortona in the Sala di Giove of the Palazzo Pitti, Florence
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)|Pierre Simon
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome|Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome|French, Paris ca. 1650–1710 Paris
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|French
Date: ca. 1677
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 9/16 × 13 3/8 in. (21.7 × 34 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951