On a flower meadow in a park-like landscape with ancient monuments, the gods of olympus compete with their works of art: neptune with the horse he created, vulcan with the virgin he formed and minerva with her palace in the background. Arbitrator momus, the winged personification of blame, criticizes everything and demands that people open their chests so that everyone can see into their hearts. The small sculpture in his arm underlines his foolish and presumptuous request. The humanistically learned depiction goes back to the ancient poet lucian. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1561. Dimensions: height: 120 cm (47.2 in) ; width: 174 cm (68.5 in). Medium: oak wood and paint on panel. Depicted People: Momus, Neptune, Vulcan, Minerva. Collection: Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. 1561 v. Heemskerck Momus tadelt die Werke der Goetter
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