A music contest between Pan, in the center of the print, and Apollo, on the left under a tree. All the gods are gathered to watch the contest. The mountain god Tmolus, seated on a throne must pass judgment. He prefers Apollo's lyre to Pan's flute. King Midas, standing next to Pan, however, protests. He is cursed by Apollo and must wear donkey ears for the rest of his life., Midas Judgment, print maker: Nicolaes Jansz. Clock, Karel van Mander (I), (mentioned on object), Franco Estius, Haarlem, 1589, paper, engraving, h 250 mm × w 400 mm

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