Abstract:
A pair of paintings by the Italian artist Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728-1781) was recently given to the museum with funds from the Robert F. Phifer Bequest. The paintings Mercury Lulling Argus to Sleep and Mercury About to Decapitate Argus were probably part of a set of four paintings which told a story and likely hung on the walls of a private residence. The subject matter, the quality, the artist, and the benefits of the gift are all described.