Engraved by the Dutch master Hendrik Goltzius around 1592, Mercury is a monumental testament to Northern Mannerism translating Italian Renaissance classicism. Based on a lost facade fresco by Polidoro da Caravaggio in Rome, Goltzius captures the Roman messenger god with dynamic, swelling lines that define the muscular tension and architectural weight of the original composition. This historic engraving is reproduced with meticulous fidelity, preserving the intricate cross-hatching and dramatic chiaroscuro of the late sixteenth-century plate. Every format, including our premium canvas, is finished with a consistent, clean white gallery border that floats the artwork in standard proportions with no cropping, offering a refined, gallery-ready presentation that honors the print's archival legacy.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
