Allegory on rejecting and destroying the arts by a ruler. Free, updated variant of the damnation of Apelles (Lucianus, Calumniae 2-5). On the left is a ruler on a throne dressed in a harlequin suit with a donkey behind him. It is flanked by a feminine figure that tears a painting to pieces. For him, an artist is bent over brushes and a palette thrown over the ground. The scene is gadten by the Chronos and a group of female personnifications from the arts. A group of naked figures takes place with artist attributes on the right. One of them is seated on a donkey and carries a plate on the back
Allegory on rejecting and destroying the arts by a ruler. Free, updated variant of the damnation of Apelles (Lucianus, Calumniae 2-5). On the left is a ruler on a throne dressed in a harlequin suit with a donkey behind him. It is flanked by a feminine figure that tears a painting to pieces. For him, an artist is bent over brushes and a palette thrown over the ground. The scene is gadten by the Chronos and a group of female personnifications from the arts. A group of naked figures takes place with artist attributes on the right. One of them is seated on a donkey and carries a plate on the back with the inscription: Et Tantum Potuere Nesas. Head of the ruler is unfinished and the print is perhaps a proof. Margin under (with text?) During printing is covered with a piece of paper (?). Unwritten?
Size: 2500px × 1824px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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