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A melancholy Apollo in the foreground plays the pipes in memory of his lost love, the nymph Coronis. In the background Mercury takes advantage of Apollo’s self-absorption to steal away his cattle. The subject, which was used several times by Claude between 1645 and 1666, derives from Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses' (II, 680–710). The true subject of the picture, however, is the luminous morning landscape inspired by the Roman Campagna, which Claude drew and painted throughout his career.

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

Landscape with Apollo and Mercury

Date

1660

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 74.5 x W 110.4 cm

Accession number

P114

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, 1846; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, Greater London W1U 3BN England

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Artist or maker

Claude Lorrain

1604–1682

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