墨丘利与阿尔戈斯

当妻子赫拉察觉到宙斯与伊奥的私情时，宙斯陷入了困境，于是他将情人变成了一头白牛，以便在众目睽睽之下将她藏匿。赫拉并未被蒙蔽，她指派百眼巨人阿耳戈斯——那位手持手杖、留着胡须的粗犷男子——看守这头牲畜。为了拯救伊奥，宙斯派遣信使神墨丘利（戴草帽的年轻形象）用长笛催眠阿耳戈斯，长笛此刻被丢弃在地上。雅各布·约尔丹斯将这场高风险的神话戏剧拉回人间，将神祇与怪物描绘成佛兰德斯郁郁葱葱的风景中健壮、汗流浃背的农民。

Technique: Oil painting

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