Mercury and Battus, Oil on canvas, 47 x 70 in. (119.4 x 177.8 cm), Paintings, Francisque Millet (French, 1642–1679), The story of the old shepherd Battus, who, having witnessed Mercury's theft of a herd of cattle, promised not to disclose the secret, is recounted in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (II: 668 ff.). When tested by the god, shown here in the guise of a young shepherd, he pointed to the foot of the mountain where the cattle were hidden
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Mercury, Battus, Oil, canvas, 47 x 70, 119.4 177.8 cm, Paintings, Francisque Millet, French, 1642–1679, story, old shepherd, having witnessed, theft, herd, cattle, promised, disclose, secret, recounted, Ovid, Metamorphoses, II, 668 ff, tested, god, shown, guise, young, pointed, foot, mountain, hidden
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