Title Page for Philomathi Musae Juveniles

Netherlandish 17th Century after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art

The image features two figures seated on a rock. Both figures are shown from the waist up, facing forward but slightly turned towards each other. The figure on the left has curly hair and wears a laurel wreath. This figure's facial features are classical and idealized. He is holding a lyre and a quiver with arrows is visible over his shoulder. The figure on the right wears a winged hat and has angular features. He is holding a staff with snakes, known as a caduceus. Both figures are draped in cloths. In the background, there is a large tree with a crest or coat of arms on its trunk. The image is etched in a classical antiquity style.