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The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces

Lambertus Vrythoff|Simon Vouet

case ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750

The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces by Lambertus Vrythoff|Simon Vouet

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

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