Title: Mercury Rescuing Io from Argus, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"
Object type: Drawing
Date: late 17th century
Portfolio: The Metamorphoses of Ovid
Artist:  Godfried Maes 
Artist bio: Antwerp 1649–1700 Antwerp
Artist nationality: Flemish
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash
Dimensions: each sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 11/16 in. (16.5 x 22 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2002
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Jupiter, term: Mercury, term: Cows, term: Dogs, term: Trees