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This picture is part of a series representing the seven Liberal Arts, of which two others (destroyed, formerly Berlin) represented 'Astronomy', and 'Grammar', where the kneeling figure was identified as Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino.
Both 'Rhetoric' and 'Music' are comparable in style to the '28 Heads of Famous Men' (Urbino and Paris) apparently finished in 1476.
Both 'Rhetoric' and 'Music' are comparable in style to the '28 Heads of Famous Men' (Urbino and Paris) apparently finished in 1476.
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN



