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Hearing
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Hearing

Raphaël Sadeler (I) · 1581 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Personification of Hearing: a woman sits on the ground tuning her lute. Beside her is a viola da gamba. Various musical instruments and open music books lie on the ground around her. In the background to the left, a deer. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a five-part series on the senses.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmusical instrumentshoofed animals: stag
Credit lineGehoor. 1581. Raphaël Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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