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Music
prints have been a special interest of many artists. Engravers
liked music and musicians liked prints.
It has turned out as a very collectable subject feeding the
imagination of both disciplines.
| Type | Period | Country | 
| Music | 16th - 17th century | Dutch | 
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| Inventor: Hendrick
        Goltzius occupied himself with the design of this print
        from the Metamorphose series. Engraver: Not know. Robertus de Baudois or Jan Muller are possible. Subject: Phebo on the left with pan flute. Mercury's with his winged feet near the 100 eyed Argus garding Io who was changed in a white cow to hide from Zeus. Technical: Very good impression on full sheet of laid and with nice margins. Verly large watermark of a standing eagle with spread wings. | ||||
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| Inventor: Hendrick
        Goltzius occupied himself with the design of this print
        from the Metamorphose series. Engraver: Not know. Robertus de Baudois or Jan Muller are possible. Subject: Mercury's playing for the 100 eyed Argus to get him asleep and cut his head off. Purpose: the liberation of Io who was changed in a white cow to hide from Zeus. Technical: Very good impression on full sheet of laid and with nice margins. | ||||
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| Inventor: Hendrick
        Goltzius occupied himself with the design of this print
        from the Metamorphose series. Engraver: Crispin de Passe (1564-1637). Subject: Phebo on the left with pan flute. Mercury's with his winged feet near the 100 eyed Argus garding Io who was changed in a white cow to hide from Zeus. Technical: Very good impression on little sheet of laid with full plate border and small margins. Two lines of Latin text within the plate border. | ||||
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| Inventor: Adriaan
        van de Venne (1589-1662) Engraver: Jacob Matham (1571-1631) Subject: Violin play Technical: Good impression from an interesting theme in a nice border decoration. Full plate border. On a full sheet with Dutch text beneath and on the backside | ||||
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| Inventor: Adriaan
        van de Venne (1589-1662) Engraver: Unknown, might be Hondius, Matham or Swellinck Subject: A drummer with dogs in a landscape with hares in a diamond shape engraved frame Technical: Very clean impression on a full sheet with Dutch text from a late 17th century's publication. | ||||
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| Inventor and engraver: Jost
        Amman Subject: Ein Fremd Instrument. Other woodcut on the back "Die Monessen" with coat of arms Technical: On a full sheet of laid with German text. A long restored vertical tear from top to shoulder. | ||||
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| Engraver: Francois
        Perrier (1590-1650) called "Le Bourguignon Subject: Greek statue of a nude flute player Technical: On nice laid paper with 1 cm margins and a larger watermark of three lily's in a crowned shield. |