The poet, possibly orpheus, at the feast of the animals being crowned with a laurel wreath by two apes. They are surrounded by a large number of animals. To the right some animals are dancing in a circle. To the left a bear is playing the bagpipe while other animals are playing the flute. Also: a deer, horse, leopard, ibex, lion, dog, wild boar, fox, cat, mouse, rat, frog, ox, camel, cossowary, ostrich, bat, rabbit, owl, grasshopper, heron, eagle, falcon, bird of paradise, snake, armadillo, parrot and other animals. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1623. Place of creation: Utrecht (?). Dimensions: height: 56.5 cm (22.2 in); width: 82 cm (32.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Bonnefanten Museum. De dichter op het feest der dieren gekroond door twee apen Rijksmuseum SK-A-366
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