Monday, June 9, 2014

Mercury About to Behead Argus, by Ubaldo Gandolfi, circa 1770-1775



Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728, San Matteo della Decima –1781, Ravenna), Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active mainly in and near Bologna. He was from a large family of artists. His sons, his bothers, his nephews and niece were all artists and, together, they are considered the last great representatives of the grandiloquent Bolognese school.





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1 comment:

  1. Paul G. EllisJune 9, 2014 at 7:59 AM

    An interesting and rather curious pose for Mercury. Its as though he's saying, "Watch me do this dude's head off".

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