# Mercury

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/mercury-rb195eb4f5bac89>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [QUELLINUS, Artus I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

In 1650, Quellinus moved to Amsterdam, where for fourteen years he directed the vast project of providing sculptural decoration for the new Town Hall, built and decorated to the &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/campen/amsterd2.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/campen/amsterd2.html&#34;&gt;plans of Jacob van Campen.&lt;/a&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Andries de Graeff](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/andries-de-graeff-r352adfc0154cdc>)
- [Choir Stalls](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/choir-stalls-r6002aeb8084488>)
- [Johann de Witt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/johann-de-witt-r4ad3e99aa2dcf1>)
- [Louis of Bavaria](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/louis-of-bavaria-r5ed7032c3b014e>)
- [Luis de Benavides](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/luis-de-benavides-r0f14ba8ba2dc1e>)
- [Madonna Ara Coeli](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/madonna-ara-coeli-reedd28ab4e02f2>)
- [Mater Dolorosa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/mater-dolorosa-rac1392cdd58c55>)
- [Pietà](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/piet-rf9ff46bf7ca7f1>)
- [Portrait of Johan de Witt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/portrait-of-johan-de-witt-rc2a19e78912d04>)
- [Reliefs in the Tribunal](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/reliefs-in-the-tribunal-r1146e9f98f1174>)
- [Sea Gods Paying Homage to Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/sea-gods-paying-homage-to-amsterdam-r28285d02ea32db>)
- [St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-artus-i-rb82ff097f28063/st-peter-r92ba4731d776b4>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)