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Apollo Slays the Dragon Python
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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On the right the dragon Python, his neck pierced by an arrow. On the left the naked Apollo aims a second arrow at the dragon. In the upper left Apollo and the Muses with musical instruments and in the upper right on a cloud Apollo and Amor. Italian text in two columns in the lower margin. Numbered in the lower right: 1.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineApollo doodt de draak Python. c. 1530 - c. 1560. Meester van de Dobbelsteen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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