Apollo lauwert twee muzen by Bernard Picart

Apollo lauwert twee muzen 1712

comic strip sketch

mechanical pen drawing

pen illustration

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

This 1712 engraving by Bernard Picart, titled "Apollo lauwert twee muzen," depicts the Greek god Apollo crowning two muses. Apollo, the god of music, poetry, and the arts, is shown seated on a throne, while two muses stand on either side of him. The engraving is a fine example of Baroque art, with its dramatic use of light and shadow. It is currently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.