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Musical Contest between Apollo and Pan
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Musical Contest between Apollo and Pan

Andrea II Scacciati · c. 1680 · sulphur print; color printing; paper

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

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In the center stand Apollo with his lyre and Pan with his flute. Apollo had challenged Pan to a musical contest. The mountain god Tmolus sits between them as judge. Behind Tmolus stands Midas with two donkey ears. On the left are the Muses who formed the jury.

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Credit lineMuziekwedstrijd tussen Apollo en Pan. c. 1680. Andrea II Scacciati. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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