# Merry-go-round with Elephant

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CARON, Antoine](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caron-antoine-rc0641c7691aba7>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Antoine Caron, the court painter of Catherine de Medici, depicts here a court festivity with many kinds of entertainment, including fireworks in the background. &lt;p&gt; &lt;table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor=&#34;\#99cccc&#34;&gt; &lt;tr valign=middle&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; border=0 valign=middle&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 18 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_fireworks.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Handel: Fireworks Music&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)