Mercurius en Cupido op een wolk
Andries van Buysen (Sr.)
c. 1700 - c. 1750
Medium
etching
Dimensions
128; 68
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
**Mercurius en Cupido op een wolk** is a delicate etching by Andries van Buysen (Sr.), a Dutch printmaker active in the early 18th century (c. 1700–1750). This intimate work, measuring just 128 mm high by 68 mm wide, captures the mythological duo of Mercury—the swift-footed messenger god—and Cupid, the mischievous god of love, perched playfully on a fluffy cloud. Such scenes drew from classical antiquity, blending whimsy with divine elegance, a popular motif in European art during the Baroque-to-Rococo transition. Etching, van Buysen's chosen medium, involved drawing lines into a metal plate ...