Identification title(s): minerva and apollo with his muses. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-50. 876. Description: minerva sits on a cloud and points her hand towards apollo who is playing the lyre among his muses. A trumpet-blowing putto flies above minerva with the symbol of eternity, a snake biting its own tail. In the foreground three putti are bending over a book. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object), according to own design by: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1722 - 1784. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 164 mm × w 106 mm. Subject: what: (story of) apollo (phoebus)(story of) minerva (pallas, athena). Apollo and the muses, apollo musagetesserpent ouroboroscupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1722 and 1784.
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