Mercury and Herse
Rombout van Troyen (Amsterdam 1605 - Amsterdam 1657)
Lot-No. 582
Oil/wood. 47 x 71 cm. Lo. ri. sign. R. Troyen f. Joint. Herse, one of the daughters of the mythical king of Athens, was carrying offerings to the temple with her sisters when Mercury saw her and fell in love with her. - Dutch history painter. T. learned painting in the studio of Jan Pynas and specialized in history paintings in imaginative, grotesque landscapes. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Eremitage), Brunswick (Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Mus.), Haarlem, Göttingen a. others Lit.: Vollmer, Bénézit, Bernt
Rombout van Troyen: Mercury and Herse
Rombout van Troyen (Amsterdam 1605 - Amsterdam 1657)
Mercury and Herse
Lot-No. 582
Oil/wood. 47 x 71 cm. Lo. ri. sign. R. Troyen f. Joint. Herse, one of the daughters of the mythical king of Athens, was carrying offerings to the temple with her sisters when Mercury saw her and fell in love with her. - Dutch history painter. T. learned painting in the studio of Jan Pynas and specialized in history paintings in imaginative, grotesque landscapes. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Eremitage), Brunswick (Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Mus.), Haarlem, Göttingen a. others Lit.: Vollmer, Bénézit, Bernt
