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The poet crowned by two apes at the feast of the animals
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The poet crowned by two apes at the feast of the animals

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 56.5cm × w 82cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

Orpheus playing the lyre: trees and rocks move, beasts and birds are enchanted; dieren die zich als mensen gedragen; dieren; writer, poet, author; monkeys, apes

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1875

Notes

drager: hoogte 56,5 cm x breedte 82 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Roelant Savery

1576–1639Habsburg NetherlandsDutch Republic

Comment on works: Mythology; Landscapes; Animals; Flowers