Apollo as Patron of the Arts

Apollo with his lyre as patron of the arts. He is surrounded by scientific instruments used for the practice of the seven liberal arts, painting and sculpture (including a lyre, a music book, a globe, a set square, a compass, a paintbrush and a bust). On the left a scientific academy with scholars. On the right a garden and the practice of painting and sculpture. In the background the mountain Parnassus and the nine Muses. The print has a Latin caption with an explanation of the importance of the arts for a prince. This print is part of an album.