Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry (Q60479828)
Label from: English (en)
genre:
mythological painting (Q3374376)
artist:
Charles Meynier (Q970511)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin:
France (Q142)
main subject:
Calliope (Q103975)
commissioned by:
François-Bernard Boyer-Fonfrède (Q50805157)
part of:
Apollo and the Muses (Q60479765)
exhibition history:
Salon of 1798 (Q18055350)
depicts:
Calliope (Q103975)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
Google Arts & Culture asset ID:
OQHbCBeRuZZr0A
Salons ID:
56854
catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.6.4
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: The eldest of the nine Greek muses, Calliope was the goddess of music, song, and dance. She was also known as the goddess of epic poetry and conferred the gift of eloquence on kings and princes. She stands here before a bust of Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the
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