Parnassus
CultureItalian
Date1650
MediumPainted skin with gold inlay and tortoise shell mount
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 inches (28.58 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton McGreevy through the Westport Fund
Object numberF59-53/3
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DescriptionA dense people scene with many robed standing and seated figures, most wearing laurels, some bearing musical instruments or books depicted on recto. Additionally, a seated woman at left holds a scroll inscribed "Sappho". On the verso, a faintly painted landscape is depicted with hills surrounding water and a tree. At left in the foreground, is a figure on a hill, with rowboat at top left and a castle at lower left. At center is a ruined colonnade with a fountain at top right. The spines are decorated in gold with Greek-key and foliated scroll patterns.
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F59-53/2
54-18/1
