The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces
Lambertus Vrythoff|Simon Vouet
case ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750
Medium
Case and dial: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification
Horology
Culture
French, probably Paris case with Dutch, The Hague watch
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.1413
Tags
EuropaMercuryMenPortraitsHorses
About the Artist
Lambertus Vrythoff|Simon Vouet ( |French) · 1724 |1590 –1769 |1649
recorded 1724–69|French, Paris 1590–1649 Paris