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Emblem with an allegory of the art of playing
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Emblem with an allegory of the art of playing

François van Bleyswijck · 1681 - 1737 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Emblem with an allegory of musical art depicted as a man playing a harp, dressed as a classical figure. The poem below the image wittily describes the scene in the landscape behind him: Pan and Apollo play their instruments and are judged by Midas, who listens with donkey ears. The biblical King David plays his harp for animals. On the verso is a portion of another poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEmbleem met allegorie op speelkunst. 1681 - 1737. François van Bleyswijck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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