Artist
Jean Lemaire(French, 1601–1659)French, 1601–1659
CultureFrench
Titles
- Mercury and Argus
Datec. 1630–1635
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 29 1/4 × 38 1/2 in. (74.3 × 97.8 cm)
Frame: 35 5/8 × 45 × 2 3/4 in. (90.5 × 114.3 × 7 cm)
Frame: 35 5/8 × 45 × 2 3/4 in. (90.5 × 114.3 × 7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1988.3
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view
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Exhibition History"Great European Paintings on Musical Themes," Price Tower Art Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, May 9–July 28, 2002.
"Old Master paintings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Beeville Museum of Art, Texas, November 9, 2002–February 12, 2003.
"French Paintings," South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, April 7–December 31, 2005.
"Masterpieces from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Greater Denton Arts Council, Texas, September 16–October 26, 2006.
"Masterworks from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas, November 11, 2006–March 9, 2007.
"Picturing the Senses in European Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 10–July 17, 2011.
"Architectural Backgrounds in Paintings," Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, October 18, 2011–January 22, 2012.
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c. 1750
Oil on canvas
BF.1985.13
