Allegory of rejecting and destroying the arts by a ruler, anonymous, c. 1720 - c. 1780 print Free, updated variant of the Taxation of Apelles (Lucianus, Calumniae 2-5). On the left, a ruler sits on a throne dressed in a harlequin costume with a donkey behind him. He is flanked by a female figure who tears a painting on pieces. For him, an artist is bent over on the ground brushes and a palette. The scene is watched by the Chronos and a group of female personifications of the arts. On the right, a group of naked figures runs away with artists' attributes defeated. One of them is seated on a don
Allegory of rejecting and destroying the arts by a ruler, anonymous, c. 1720 - c. 1780 print Free, updated variant of the Taxation of Apelles (Lucianus, Calumniae 2-5). On the left, a ruler sits on a throne dressed in a harlequin costume with a donkey behind him. He is flanked by a female figure who tears a painting on pieces. For him, an artist is bent over on the ground brushes and a palette. The scene is watched by the Chronos and a group of female personifications of the arts. On the right, a group of naked figures runs away with artists' attributes defeated. One of them is seated on a donkey and wears a plate on the back with the inscription: Et Tantum Potuere Nesas. The head of the ruler is unfinished and the print is perhaps a proof. paper etching Calumny of Apelles: bad judge with ass's ears on throne, with Deceit, Envy, Ignorance, Suspicion and Treachery, confronted with innocent accused; Remorse and Truth present. (story of) Apelles, the painter (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)
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