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Allegorical representation with the Muses warming themselves at the fire of bad books
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Allegorical representation with the Muses warming themselves at the fire of bad books

Bernard Picart · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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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. In the margin a six-line caption in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintPegasus, the winged horsefrost, freezing weather'Muse' (Ripa)
Credit 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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