The Contest Between Apollo and Pan

Artist: Hendrik de Clerck
Artwork: The Contest Between Apollo and Pan
Description: The painting depicts the contest between Apollo and Pan, as described in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Apollo, the god of music and poetry, is shown playing the lyre, while Pan, the god of the wild, is playing the pan pipes. The other gods and goddesses are shown listening to the contest, with some of them appearing to be more impressed by Apollo’s music, while others seem to prefer Pan’s.
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