The Contest of Apollo and Pan

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Artwork: The Contest of Apollo and Pan
Description: The Contest of Apollo and Pan is a 1636-1638 oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens. The painting depicts the musical 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 flute. The satyrs and nymphs of the forest are shown listening to the contest, and a young man is shown crowning Apollo with a wreath.
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