Collection: Liechtenstein. Princely Collection, Vienna, Austria

paint it gold and give it to Moist Von Lipwig

You-know-what is coming up, and here is a treasure trove of wonderfully inspirational ideas: strange and unusual costumes of the centuries.

Mercury, the son of Jupiter and Maya, bears his characteristic attributes as the gods´ messenger: a winged hat and shoes, as well as the caduceus, a hazel wand with two serpents wound around it, which Apollo gave him as a symbol of agreement and reconciliation. The god´s anatomy and the use of paint give this figure a sculptural appearance, showing Rubens capacity to depict on canvas some of the models of classical statuary he studied in Italy. This work was painted for the Torre de la Parada, a small royal palace near Madrid, along with other mythological paintings also at the Prado Museum.

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My collection of vintage peace angels is spreading its wings.

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Uplifting: my modest collection of vintage flying horses.