Mercury Appearing to a Marine Deity and a Nymph — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Mercury Appearing to a Marine Deity and a Nymph

1696–1770

Pen and brown ink, brush and pale and dark brown wash, over black chalk and leadpoint (?)

25.9 × 21.3 cm (10.2 × 8.4 in)

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