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Allegorical representation with the Muses warming themselves at the fire of bad books
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On Parnassus the Muses warm themselves at the fire of a book burning. In the left background Pegasus throwing a writer off. With a blank margin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorische voorstelling met de muzen die zich verwarmen aan het vuur van slechte boeken. 1720. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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