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Muses with musical instruments, Various designs, Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica, print, printmaker: Samuel Bottschild, Germany, publisher: Johann Christoph Weigel, Dresden, 1693, Saxony, paper, etching, height 190 mm x width 334 mm, Print from the series 'Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica', published in 1693. This series comprises virtually the artist's complete oeuvre and consists of 48 prints, mainly designs for ceilings., lute, and special forms of lute, eg: theorbo, viola, violoncello, double bass, transverse flute, clavichord, harpsichord, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm, (story of the) Muses, 'Muse' (Ripa), sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure, An oval ink drawing shows a group of robed figures seated on clouds beneath a lined sky, with flowing drapery and detailed crosshatching; one figure on the left holds a pear-shaped stringed instrument, another on the right extends an arm while holding a bow and has a large curved instrument behind them, a seated figure at right plays a transverse flute, and several central figures gesture or hold objects while partially draped; clouds form the foreground and surround scattered objects including a shield and other implements, and the composition features fine line shading and decorative cloud and sky motifs.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A83_406

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Keywords

Muses musical instruments Various designs Opera Varia Historica Poetica & Iconologica print printmaker Samuel Bottschild Germany publisher Johann Christoph Weigel Dresden 1693 Saxony paper etching height 190 mm x width 334 mm Print series published comprises virtually artist's complete oeuvre consists 48 prints mainly designs ceilings lute special forms eg theorbo viola violoncello double bass transverse flute clavichord harpsichord clarinet bassoon oboe shawm story Muse Ripa sitting standing clouds - AA - female human figure oval ink drawing group robed figures seated clouds beneath lined sky flowing drapery detailed crosshatching figure left holds pear-shaped stringed instrument another right extends arm holding bow large curved instrument them seated figure right plays several central figures gesture hold objects partially draped clouds form foreground surround scattered objects shield implements composition features fine line shading decorative cloud sky motifs