Attributed To Alexandre Keirincx (1600 - 1625), Hermes, Argus And Io

Attributed to Alexander Keirincx
Flemish painter
Antwerp 1600 - 1652 Amsterdam
With his flute Hermes lulls Argus to sleep, who is guarding the nymph Io. She had been transformed by Zeus into a cow, so that his wife would not discover his adultery …
Oil on panel : 42,5 X 72,2 cm
Unsigned
Circa 1625/1628
Frame : 62,0 X 89,1 cm

This beautiful Flemish Mannerist landscape holds one of the great Greek myths, told to us by the Roman author Ovid. And yes, Graeco-Roman gods had very human character traits. It must date from Keirincx’s last years in Antwerp, circa 1625/1628, before he left for Holland.

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