The sculpture is a relief depicting a classical scene with various figures in an outdoor setting. The central figures are gathered around a table or altar, with two women in the foreground, one holding a mirror and the other seated. Other figures are engaged in different activities behind them, including sitting and standing. Animals, such as a flying bird, are depicted above. The background includes architectural elements like columns, along with a landscape featuring trees and distant buildings. The circular sculpture is made of a material resembling bronze, giving it a metallic brown…
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Athena Introducing the Personification of Painting into the Circle of the Liberal Arts

medalist German 17th Century

Circle of related artist Hans Jakob Bayr (German, 1574 - 1628)

c. 1600

Medium
cast bronze
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.)
Culture
Augsburg
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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