The Seven Liberal Arts 1460

"The Seven Liberal Arts" is a 1460 painting by the Florentine artist Lo Scheggia, currently housed at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. This panel depicts seven female figures representing the traditional seven liberal arts: Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy. Scheggia's depiction showcases a formal, balanced composition and meticulous detail, characteristic of the Early Renaissance style. The painting’s theme reflects the importance of education and intellectual pursuits in 15th-century Florentine society.