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Lamentation of Painting

Cornelis Cort · 1579 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Above, on a cloud, sits Zeus together with other gods and mythical figures. In the middle kneel the personification of painting and muses weeping for him, amidst some instruments. Below is the painter Federico Zuccaro at work, while he looks at the personification of truth who points upwards.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print 'Pittura' (Ripa)Truth 'Verità' (Ripa)Olympus

Credit lineLamentatie van de schilderkunst. 1579. Cornelis Cort. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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