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Segment of a circle with five of the seven liberal arts fleeing right, being chased by a satyr with a bagpipe at center. To the left Bacchus rides a boar, and at far left a blind folded Pluto weilds his trident.
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Title: The Seven Liberal Arts Persecuted by Pluto and Bacchus
Artist:
after Jost Amman (Swiss, Zurich before 1539–1591 Nuremberg)
Date: ca. 1554–91
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 11 11/16 in. (6.4 × 29.7 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number: 49.20.25
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