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Euclid

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli1545/1545

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese
Piacenza , Italy

On the two organ shutters that come from the church of St. John the Evangelist in Parma, there are two giant characters, which represent, respectively, the Allegory of Music, of which Pythagoras perceived the basic principles when he heard the sounds made by a blacksmith on his anvil, and the Allegory of Geometry, represented with a compass and a ruler.

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  • Title: Euclid
  • Creator: Girolamo Bedoli Mazzola
  • Creator Lifespan: 1500/1569
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Parma
  • Creator Birth Place: Parma
  • Date: 1545/1545
  • Location: Italia
  • Physical Dimensions: w217 x h365 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: http://www.palazzofarnese.piacenza.it/altre-info/foto-e-video-al-museo
  • Medium: oil on canvas
Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese

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