Claude LorrainFrankreich, 1600–1682Mercurius en Argus
Darf man es sehen?
Unbekannt
Amsterdam, Niederlande
Der Besitzer ist bekannt; ob das Werk derzeit ausgestellt ist, nicht.
- Quelle
- Das Museum
Über das Werk
In den Worten des Museums — auf Niederländisch
Argus zit op een steen bij de ingang van een tempel. Voor hem ligt de in een koe veranderde Io. Mercurius staat naast Argus en speelt op een blaasinstrument om hem in slaap te sussen.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Angaben
- Inventarnummer
- RP-P-1965-1029
Was es zeigt
Im Katalog
Quellen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Bild: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Derweil im Leben von Claude Lorrain
Das ganze Leben1660s
Visits his neighbour Nicolas Poussin
Claude’s neighbour was Nicolas Poussin, whom he visited in the 1660s.
1660–1680
Works more slowly, but still with success
In his last two decades (1660–80) Claude worked more slowly but always with success; to this period belongs the series of the “Moments of the Day”: “Noon”, “Evening”, “Night” and “Morning in the Harbour”.
1662
Nephews join the household
In 1662 a nephew, Jean, son of Denis Gellée, joined the household, and around 1680 another, Joseph, son of Melchior; Baldinucci took much of his information about Claude from a nephew who lived with the artist.
1663
A grave illness: a will drawn up, then recovery
Claude, who suffered badly from gout, fell so gravely ill in 1663 that he drew up a will, but he recovered.
