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Young man with a bust of Minerva and dancing satyrs
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Young man with a bust of Minerva and dancing satyrs

Pietro Testa · c. 1645 - 1650 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

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

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Allegorical representation with a naked young man leaning on a shield. To the left, a bust of Minerva with books, a compass and a celestial globe. To the right, dancing satyrs and maenads and in the background, herms of Priapus.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmaenad(s), female bacchant(es)Priapus-hermsatyr(s) (in general)
Credit lineJongeman met buste van Minerva en dansende saters. c. 1645 - 1650. Pietro Testa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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