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Unknown Maker, Flemish

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Flemish

Culture

Flemish, French

Title

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

Year

ca. 1545

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver, gilding

Geography

Place Made

Dimensions

Diameter: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On reverse:MICHAELANGBONAROTADESIGNAVITBENVEN.CELLINUSFVOITXANNASIDES

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

51.502

Type

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This gilded silver plaque depicts the Greek god Apollo playing his lyre. He is surrounded by the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts and music. Mount Parnassus, revered as a site for creative learning, was closely associated with the Apollo and the Muses.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Flemish
Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, ca. 1545
Silver with gilding
Diameter: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 51.502

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