In this abundant landscape, the Muses of Greece’s Mount Helicon recline and play music surrounded by tender putti (cherubs). Minerva, goddess of art, music, and war, stands among them to listen to them play. The German artist Johann Rottenhammer, who spent most of his career in Italy, depicted this story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The painter used rich colors and delicate brushstrokes on a copper panel, a rare, smooth support that enhanced the jewel-like quality of the painting.