Recto: Apollo, or 'Litterae' (Allegory of the Liberal Arts), preliminary design for pl. 3 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum (Skills of a Prince) series; Verso, above: Deer Hunt with Lassos; Verso, below: Cattle attacked by Foxes, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper, Apollo seated under a tree with a violin. Around him are symbols of the Arts, below two buildings in theTuscan style, a formal garden and a fountain. Verso: Upper section: The hunters on horseback lasso a stag, related to 'Venationes' 31. Lower section: Wolves attacking bulls. Foxes attack young calves, goats related to 'Venationes' 48. Source: Welmoet van Kannerbok [sp?], Netherlands, 1594–1596, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Apollo, 'Litterae', Allegory, Liberal Arts, preliminary design, pl, 3, Schema, seu Speculum Principum, Skills, Prince, series, Verso, Deer Hunt, Lassos, Verso, Cattle attacked, Foxes, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, laid paper, Apollo seated under, tree, violin, Around, symbols, Arts, two buildings, theTuscan style, formal garden, fountain, Verso, Upper section, hunters, horseback lasso, stag, related, 'Venationes' 31, Lower section, Wolves attacking bulls, Foxes attack young calves, goats related, 'Venationes' 48, Source, Welmoet van Kannerbok, sp?, Netherlands, 1594–1596, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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